Getting #ref Error In Vlookup
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#REF! error Applies To: Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel Online, Excel for iPad, Excel for iPhone, Excel for ref excel error how to fix it Android tablets, Excel Starter, Excel for Windows Phone 10, Excel Mobile, Excel
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for Android phones, Less Applies To: Excel 2016 , Excel 2013 , Excel 2010 , Excel 2007 , invalid cell reference error vlookup Excel 2016 for Mac , Excel for Mac 2011 , Excel Online , Excel for iPad , Excel for iPhone , Excel for Android tablets , Excel Starter , Excel can you make a cell = 0 if original function is creating a"#ref!"? for Windows Phone 10 , Excel Mobile , Excel for Android phones , More... Which version do I have? More... The #REF! error shows when a formula refers to a cell that’s not valid . This happens most often when cells that were referenced by formulas get deleted, or pasted over. Example - #REF! error caused by deleting a column The
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following example uses the formula =SUM(B2,C2,D2) in column E. If you were to delete column B, C or D it would cause a #REF! error. In this case we'll delete column C (2007 Sales), and the formula now reads =SUM(B2,#REF!,C2). When you use explicit cell references like this (where you reference each cell individually, separated by a comma) and delete a referenced row or column, Excel can’t resolve it, so it returns the #REF! error. This is the primary reason why using explicit cell references in functions is not recommended. Solution If you accidentally deleted rows or columns, you can immediately click the Undo button on the Quick Access Toolbar (or press CTRL+Z) to restore them. Adjust the formula so that it uses a range reference instead of individual cells, like =SUM(B2:D2). Now you could delete any column within the sum range and Excel will automatically adjust the formula. You could also use =SUM(B2:B5) for a sum of rows. Example - VLOOKUP with incorrect range references In the following example, =VLOOKUP(A8,A2:D5,5,FALSE) will return a #REF! error because it’s looking for
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Forums Excel Questions Vlookup gives me #ref error Results 1 to 5 of 5 Vlookup gives me #ref errorThis is a discussion on Vlookup gives me #ref error within the Excel Questions forums, part of the Question Forums category; I http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/297389-vlookup-gives-me-ref-error.html have a list of unique numbers (assignment numbers) on a work sheet, this list SHOULD match another worksheet I ... LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks Bookmark & Share Digg this Thread!Add Thread to del.icio.usBookmark in TechnoratiTweet this thread Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Jan 11th, 2008,02:19 PM #1 Jeffrey Green Board Regular Join Date Oct 2007 Location Detroit area Posts 934 Vlookup gives me error in #ref error I have a list of unique numbers (assignment numbers) on a work sheet, this list SHOULD match another worksheet I have open . . but they don't always, and I want to know what the value is in the column that should match (column B). So I did a Vlookup . .... =VLOOKUP(A35,'[December EXPORT HTS TRACKER.xls]Export Tracker'!$A$2:$A$500,2,0) (A35 is the first row on my spreadsheet where this function lives. Column A on both worksheets is getting #ref error the same value, both sorted ascending.) I get a Ref# error . . . .if I change the formula to ...$A$2:$A$500,1,0 it returns the correct assignment #, and all cells are populated. thoughts? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Reply With Quote Jan 11th, 2008,02:23 PM #2 Jonmo1 MrExcel MVP Join Date Oct 2006 Location Bryan, TX Posts 41,941 Re: Vlookup gives me #ref error You're lookup range needs to be at least as many columns wide as your colref # (2). so your range should cover columns A & B (2 columns) since you put 2 as the colref. =VLOOKUP(A35,'[December EXPORT HTS TRACKER.xls]Export Tracker'!$A$2:$B$500,2,0) If colref was 3, it would have to be =VLOOKUP(A35,'[December EXPORT HTS TRACKER.xls]Export Tracker'!$A$2:$C$500,3,0) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add-in for posting ranges as copyable tables (bottom of the page) -Win & Mac The more we learn, and the better we get at our trade, the easier it becomes to overlook the obvious. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller A.K.A. John Hughes, 1986 Reply With Quote Jan 11th, 2008,02:25 PM #3 angiemeh Board Regular Join Date May 2007 Posts 181 Re: Vlookup gives me #ref error Because your only looking at column 'A'. When you do (,2,false) you are lo