Microsoft Excel 2021365 - Beginner to Advanced - Performing Flexible Lookups with INDEX And MATCH

The video tutorial discusses the limitations of VLOOKUP in Excel, particularly its inability to look up values to the left of the lookup column. It introduces INDEX and MATCH as more flexible alternatives, explaining how they can be used together to perform complex lookups regardless of the position of the lookup value. The tutorial also covers the use of named ranges to simplify formulas and improve clarity, especially in larger datasets.

How does the lookup value's position affect the use of VLOOKUP?

What are the advantages of using INDEX and MATCH over VLOOKUP?

What is the first argument required by the INDEX function?

How can you automate the finding of a row number in a dataset?