MATCH Function

=MATCH(lookup_value,
lookup_array,match_type)
1
2
3
4

Find position of item in unsorted list

Use with CHOOSE to get student grades
Use with VLOOKUP for flexible column choice
Use with INDEX for to show winner's name

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Month

Month
January
February
March
April
May

Month

mar*
3
array reference
Mar

3
array

for unsorted data, use match_type 0

use wildcards (with text, and 0 match_type)
Not case sensitive

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Score
100
85
75
60
50

Grade
A
B
C
D
F

54

D
Use with CHOOSE to get letter grades
Scores in Descending order, top score for each grade listed
Match_type is -1
Finds smallest value greater than or equal to lookup value

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Region
East
West
North
South

Jan
223
309
144
197

Feb Mar Region

157 154 Month
206 324 Sales
236 291
253 363

Use with VLOOKUP for

flexible column choice

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North
Jan
144

Name
Joe
Sam
Chris
Pat

Guess
9
5
2
6

Correct
Winner

4
Sam

Use with INDEX for

to show name for closest guess
Array entered (Ctrl + Shift + Enter)

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Based on newsgroup posting:
https://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/msg/edb737e51c95a716?hl=en
July 19, 2004, by Harlan Grove

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