In Microsoft Excel, there are three types of match_type 1,0,-1. The “1” match_type finds the largest value that is less than or equal to the look_up value.

MATCH The MATCH function in Excel searches a range of data for a specified value and then returns its relative position. You can then use the returned value with functions like INDEX to retrieve ...

When you dive into the world of Excel, you quickly realize the power of its functions. Among these, the INDEX & MATCH formulas stand out as incredibly versatile tools for data lookup and retrieval.

The MATCH function returns the position of a value (in a list, table, database). And, the INDEX-MATCH functions used together make extracting data from a table a breeze.

MATCH searched for "Math" in C2:C9, then passed the result (2) to INDEX, which returned the second element of the array B2:B9, which was New York. So the math major is from New York.

In this article, I’ll show you how to include AND and OR operations in Excel’s FILTER () function. In several spots, you’ll read “AND and OR,” which is grammatically awkward.