Employee directory with lookups
Build a staff lookup card that shows every detail for an employee ID with one copied formula, and says "Not found" for an unknown ID.
In this lesson
- Every field with one copied formula:
=INDEX(table, MATCH(id, ID column, 0), MATCH(label, header row, 0)). - Lock the input cell and the table ranges with $.
IFNA(formula, "Not found")replaces only #N/A.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
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On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/39MP