Microsoft Excel INDEX() and MATCH() Function Combined

 Certainly! Combining Microsoft Excel's INDEX() and MATCH() functions allows you to dynamically retrieve values from a range based on specific criteria. Here's how to do it:

Open Excel: Launch Excel and open the worksheet containing your data.

Select a cell: Click on the cell where you want the result to be displayed.

Enter the formula: In the selected cell, type the following formula:

=INDEX(lookup_array, MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, match_type))

lookup_array: This is the range of cells where you want to search for your lookup value.

lookup_value: This is the value you want to find within the lookup array.

match_type: This specifies the type of match you want to perform. Use 0 for an exact match, 1 for approximate match (less than), and -1 for approximate match (greater than).

Press Enter: After typing the formula, press Enter to calculate the result.

Here's an example:

Suppose you have a list of products in column A (A1:A5) and their corresponding prices in column B (B1:B5), and you want to find the price of a specific product. You have the product name "Product A" in cell D1. You can use INDEX() and MATCH() to retrieve its price.

=INDEX(B1:B5, MATCH(D1, A1:A5, 0))

This formula searches for "Product A" in the range A1:A5, and then returns the corresponding price from column B in the same row.

Ensure that the lookup value in cell D1 matches exactly with one of the values in the lookup array (column A). If no match is found, the formula will return an error value.