There are common issues when trying to do a lookup. these include wrong data formats, white spaces or duplicate keys. This set of slides show a few methods you can use to correct the errors

1. Troubleshooting
Vlookup
Common mistakes and how to correct
them

2. Lesson Plan
1. Vlookup
2.
Troubleshooting
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Looking up a
value from a
table
● Formats
● Duplicates
● trim()
Expert method
of looking for
values
4. Dynamic
Tables
Grow your table
automatically

3. Common mistakes
Wrong formatting
Duplicate keys
white spaces

4. Formatting
Revisit data validation
Understand the different types of formats
Date
Time
Number

5. Duplicates
Do you spot the
mistake from last
week?

6. Identifying Duplicates
Conditional
Formatting will help
to identify
duplicates

7. White spaces
One of the most
annoying mistakes
due to improper
data input
Blank spaces before
or after
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Unwanted Space
Unwanted Space

8. Using Trim()
The trim feature
helps to remove the
unwanted spaces
before and after

9. Text to Column
For those hard to reach spaces in between

10. Text to Column - 1/2
unwanted space

11. Text to Column - 2/2

12. Hands On
Get those hands dirty!

13. Next Week
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