INDEX MATCH Function in Excel
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INDEX(return_range, MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_range, 0))return_rangeRequiredThe range that contains the value you want to return.
lookup_valueRequiredThe value to search for.
lookup_rangeRequiredThe range where Excel should look for the match.
match_typeOptionalUsually 0 for exact matching in business spreadsheets.
Examples
=INDEX(C:C, MATCH(A2, A:A, 0))Finds the row where the customer ID matches and returns the owner from column C.
=INDEX(E:E, MATCH(B2, A:A, 0))Uses MATCH to find the product ID row and INDEX to return the value from column E.
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