How Do You Match Two Columns in Excel and Return a Value from Another Column?
In the Formula Type drop down list, please select Lookup option; Then, select Look for a value in list option in the Choose a formula list box; And then, in the Arguments input text boxes, select the data range, criteria cell and column you want to return matched value from separately.

How do you match 2 columns in Excel and return a value?

Compare Two Columns and Highlight Matches

  1. Select the entire data set.
  2. Click the Home tab.
  3. In the Styles group, click on the 'Conditional Formatting' option.
  4. Hover the cursor on the Highlight Cell Rules option.
  5. Click on Duplicate Values.
  6. In the Duplicate Values dialog box, make sure 'Duplicate' is selected.

How do you return a value when two columns match?

  1. Go to cell E2 and enter the formula =IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(D2,$A$2:$A$20,0)),INDEX(Sheet5!$B$2:$B$20,MATCH(Sheet5! ...
  2. Press ENTER key to get the matching content on the E2.
  3. Copy the formula to the rest of the cells using the Autofill feature or drag the fill handle down to the cells you want to copy the formula.
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