60 articles tagged #Excel
Is your Excel INDEX MATCH formula returning the wrong value even though the lookup value exists? Learn why unsorted data, incorrect MATCH arguments, duplicate values, and formatting issues cause incorrect results—and how to fix them with practical examples.
Is your XLOOKUP formula returning #N/A even though the value clearly exists? The problem may not be your lookup value or range—it could be the match mode argument. Learn how XLOOKUP match modes work, why they produce unexpected results, and how to fix them with practical examples.
Does pandas.read_excel() seem to skip rows or load incorrect column names? In many Excel files, the actual header isn't on the first row because of titles, merged cells, or metadata. Learn why this happens, how the header parameter works, and the best ways to import Excel data accurately.
Your SUMIFS formula looks right, but the total is suspiciously low. The culprit is almost always invisible trailing spaces in your criteria column — here's how to find them and fix them fast.
VLOOKUP can only search the leftmost column of your table array — anything else gives you #N/A. Here's why it happens and three practical ways to fix it without rearranging your entire spreadsheet.
Your SUMIFS formula looks correct, but it returns zero — and the culprit is a #N/A, #VALUE!, or #REF! lurking in your criteria range. Here's exactly why it breaks and three reliable ways to fix it.
Your INDEX MATCH formula looks correct, but it keeps returning #N/A whenever the lookup value starts with a zero. The culprit is almost always a data-type mismatch between text and numbers — here's exactly how to diagnose and fix it.
SUMIFS returning a suspiciously low or incorrect total? If your sum range has merged cells, Excel is only reading the top-left cell of each merge — silently ignoring the rest. Here's how to find and fix it.
Your SUMIFS formula looks correct but keeps returning zero. The culprit is often numbers stored as text in your sum range — a silent data type mismatch Excel won't warn you about. Here's how to find and fix it fast.
Your SUMPRODUCT formula looks right, but it keeps returning zero — and the only thing unusual about your sheet is a handful of merged cells in the criteria column. Here's exactly why that happens and how to fix it.
Your SUMIFS formula looks right, but it returns zero the moment you swap a cell reference for an array constant like {"North","South"}. Here's exactly why that happens and four reliable ways to fix it.
Your SUMIFS formula looks correct, but it keeps returning zero whenever you use date criteria. The culprit is almost always text-formatted date cells that Excel refuses to compare as real dates. Here's how to diagnose and fix it fast.