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Excel Challenge 18: Perform a Two-Way Lookup and Approximate Match

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This Excel challenge promises to be fun! We want to perform a two-way lookup and use that value to output text from a range. 

To get started,

  1. Watch the challenge video. 
  2. Download the Excel worksheet. 
  3. Complete the challenge tasks.
  4. Share your solution, discuss, or ask for help in our Slack channel.

The Challenge

Here’s the scenario: 

The first table on the worksheet carries a 5-day temperature forecast for seven cities around the world. Next to it is the accompanying outlook for each temperature range.

Two-way lookup worksheet

You need to:

  1. Create dropdown lists for the city and day in the input cells, and 
  2. Create formulas that will find the forecasted temperature in the first table, and display the outlook that corresponds to that temperature. 

The tasks are easy to understand, but the solution might require a bit of effort, so get started early! Stumped? Pick up a couple of hints by watching these tutorials.

 

And you can check out our blog for detailed explanations of when and how to use these functions:

Then tune in next week for my solution.

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The Solution


We hope you enjoyed taking part in this challenge!

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Claudia is a certified Microsoft Office Expert (Excel Specialist), project manager, and business skills instructor at GoSkills who has spent over 20 years in employee professional development. Claudia has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Educational Psychology. In her spare time, she listens to audiobooks and is an amateur genealogist. View her profile here.
Claudia Buckley
Claudia Buckley