Problem Scenario

Your VLOOKUP formula returns #N/A even though you're certain the lookup value exists in your data table. This is frustrating when you need to match thousands of rows.

Solution Steps

1. Check if lookup value has extra spaces - use TRIM() function
2. Verify exact match vs approximate match - add FALSE parameter
3. Ensure lookup column is first column in table array
4. Use IFERROR to handle #N/A gracefully

Code Snippet

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2

Problem Scenario

Your VLOOKUP formula returns #N/A even though you're certain the lookup value exists in your data table. This is frustrating when you need to match thousands of rows.

Solution Steps

1. Check if lookup value has extra spaces - use TRIM() function
2. Verify exact match vs approximate match - add FALSE parameter
3. Ensure lookup column is first column in table array
4. Use IFERROR to handle #N/A gracefully

Code Snippet

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2