Slow lookup formulas can kill productivity when working with large datasets. To cope with that, I've tested Excel's optimal lookup functions and their combinations for building lightning-fast formulas that handle even massive spreadsheets with ease.

4 XLOOKUP Is My Go-To Functions

It's Much Better Than VLOOKUP

I have used VLOOKUP for a long time, but it has limitations with complex data. XLOOKUP, on the other hand, eliminates most of these problems while offering better performance and flexibility.

When using XLOOKUP, you select the lookup and return columns separately, meaning you can finally look to the left of your lookup column without rearranging your data. That's one of the reasons why XLOOKUP is better than VLOOKUP .

XLOOKUP has the following syntax:

Let's break down the param

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