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Master Excel with VLOOKUP and IF: A Must-Know Technique for Professionals

Kyle Pew

Are you ready to take your Excel skills to the next level? In our latest YouTube video, we dive deep into two essential functions—VLOOKUP and IF—and show you how to nest them to create powerful and dynamic formulas. Whether you're working with employee records, sales performance data, or any other dataset, mastering these techniques will save you time and make you an Excel expert in no time!



What You'll Learn

In this video, we cover:

  1. How to Use VLOOKUP: Learn the ins and outs of Excel’s VLOOKUP function to quickly search for and return values from your data.

  2. How to Use the IF Function: Discover how the IF function can add logic to your formulas, enabling you to create dynamic solutions for real-world scenarios.

  3. Nesting VLOOKUP and IF: See how these two functions can be combined to perform advanced lookups and return tailored results.


The Real-World Scenario

We’ll walk you through an example dataset of employees and show you how to:

  • Calculate bonuses based on years of service.

  • Use a predefined table to determine the bonus percentage.

  • Apply a formula that adjusts for specific employee types (Hourly or Salary).

Here’s a sneak peek of the formula you’ll master:

=IF(BASIS="Salary",SALARY*VLOOKUP(YRS.SERVICE,Table,2,TRUE),"NO BONUS")

With just a few steps, you'll create a flexible and dynamic solution that adapts to any dataset.


Excel is an essential tool in today’s workplace and knowing how to use advanced functions like VLOOKUP and IF will set you apart. Whether you’re an analyst, manager, or student, these skills are invaluable. Plus, our video simplifies the process, so even beginners can follow along and start creating professional-grade spreadsheets.


Watch the Video Now

Ready to level up? Click below to watch the full tutorial on YouTube and start mastering Excel today!



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Let’s transform the way you work with Excel, one formula at a time. See you in the video!


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