The Excel ISERROR function used to check for any error type that excel generates and it returns TRUE for any error type, and the ISERR function also can be checked for error values except #N/A error, it returns TRUE while the error is #N/A.
#How to use vlookup in excel to compare two spreadsheets update
Step 3: in this step, if you want to update the contents in main table based on the values in look up table, check the columns you want to update. Step 2: click Next to go to the step 2 of the Tables Merge dialog, select the column you want to look up based on. The Excel VLOOKUP function lookup a value in the first column of the table and return the value in the same row based on index_num position.The syntax of the VLOOKUP function is as below:= VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, column_index_num,)…. Step 1: choose the main table and lookup table ranges. In this tutorial, we will help you to find out missing values via two ways, the first one is by Conditional Formatting function in excel, the second one is by using formula with VLOOKUP function.
The IF function is a build-in function in Microsoft Excel and it is categorized as a Logical Function.The syntax of the IF function is as below:= IF (condition,, )…. Actually, in our work we often meet the situations that we need to compare two lists and find out the missing values. The Excel IF function perform a logical test to return one value if the condition is TRUE and return another value if the condition is FALSE. Step 4: After applying above formula for the following cells, missing value will display in new list directly.
Step 3: If you want to show student name in new list directly, you can update formula = IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,$C$2:$C$11,1,FALSE)),A2, “”).