Mastering HLOOKUP in Excel – Horizontal Lookups Made Easy

While VLOOKUP searches **vertically**, HLOOKUP looks across a row. It's great when your data is structured with headers like months or years.

🔹 Syntax:

=HLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, row_index, [range_lookup])

🔹 Example:

To find sales for “March”:

=HLOOKUP("March", A1:L2, 2, FALSE)

👉 “March” = What you’re searching 👉 A1:L2 = Table with headers 👉 2 = Row number to pull result from

🔹 Use Cases:

• 📅 Monthly reports
• 📊 Year-wise KPI data
• 🏢 Region-based dashboards

🔹 Tips:

• ❗ Use FALSE for exact matches
• 🔒 Lock table ranges with $ (like $A$1:$L$2)
• 🔁 Consider switching to XLOOKUP for more power

🔚 Wrap-Up:

HLOOKUP is handy for header-driven reports, but keep in mind — it only searches in the **top row**. For more flexibility, look into INDEX + MATCH or XLOOKUP.

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