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How do you do a Vlookup date in Google Sheets?
See how to Vlookup an unsorted date range in Google Sheets using LOOKUP. If you want to look up additional dates in the date range, just drag the fill handle in cell G1 down. No ARRAYFORMULA this time.
Can you Arrayformula a Vlookup?
VLOOKUP normally only takes one value, but since we are using an array formula, we can give it multiple values by putting them in brackets — {3,5}. Because this is an array formula, instead of hitting enter at the end of the formula, I need to press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
How do I return multiple rows with Vlookup in Google Sheets?
When you want to return multiple values using Vlookup in Google Sheets, you should use multiple column (index) numbers within curly braces as below. This creates an array and it can return multiple column values in Google Sheets. That means values from columns 2, 3 and 4.
Can you VLOOKUP on a date?
To retrieve a value on a specific date from a table, you can use the VLOOKUP function. The VLOOKUP function locates the date value for Sept 4, and returns the value at the same row in the second column: 12,500. Note: the lookup value and the date values in the table must be valid Excel dates.
Where are the VLOOKUP dates in Google Sheets?
In both the tables, the date ranges are in Column A and B. The Vlookup date (search key) is 24/02/2018 (cell F2) which is not available in both the tables. But it’s available in the date range 16/02/18 to 28/02/18. The Vlookup date falls in this date range.
How to have VLOOKUP return multiple columns in Google Sheets?
However, you can easily achieve it with just one formula. We use curly brackets {} to indicate which columns we want to return and then convert the whole formula into an ArrayFormula to tell Google Sheets we’re working with a range output, not a single value. What’s the formula to have Vlookup return multiple values?
How do I turn VLOOKUP into an array formula?
Then we must press Ctrl + Shift + Enter (on PC) or Cmd + Shift + Enter (on Mac) once we’ve entered the VLOOKUP to turn it into an array formula. (You can also just type in the ArrayFormula word.) So we go from this formula:
How to insert arrayformula function in Google Sheets?
Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter while editing a formula inserts the ARRAYFORMULA function at the beginning of the formula automatically. Vlookup formulas are the most common but not the only way to look up in Google Sheets. The next and the final section of this tutorial demonstrates an alternative.