Excel's vlookup should be one of the most frequently used functions in our daily office. Through vlookup we can quickly check data, and quickly import data between multiple tables and other functions.
But the vlookup function has a disadvantage, that is, the matching column must be after the query column . If the matching column is before the query column, we need to move the query column to after the matching column before using vlookup.
Here is a way for you to implement reverse query without changing the original table structure: index+match function
There is the following form. Now we need to match the customer's registration place and economic nature through the customer name.
| Registration | client's name | Economic nature |
| Yu Bei District | Chongqing Yufu Holding Group Co., Ltd. | State-owned |
| Shapingba District | Inventec (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Jiangbei District | Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Jiangbei District | Chongqing Jiajie Chuangyue Marketing Settlement Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Yuzhong District | Chongqing Pharmaceutical Peace Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. | State-owned |
| South Bank area | Chongqing Shenghuaxi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Jiulongpo District | Chongqing Zhien Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Jiulongpo District | Chongqing Hailang Technology Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Jiangbei District | Chongqing Yufu Expressway Co., Ltd. | State-owned |
| Yu Bei District | Chongqing Expressway Group Co., Ltd. | State-owned |
| Yuzhong District | Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co., Ltd. | State-owned |
| Jiulongpo District | Chongqing Siyuan Film Co., Ltd. | Private |
| Jiangbei District | Chongqing Youmi Film Co., Ltd. | Private |
Query economic properties formula: =VLOOKUP(H2,B:C,2,0);
Query registration formula: =INDEX(A:B,MATCH(H2,B:B,0),1), where H2 is the matching cell;