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How to Use HLOOKUP() in Google Sheets

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Horizontal lookup. Searches across the first row of a range for a key and returns the value of a specified cell in the column found.

How To Actually Use HLOOKUP() in Sheets

HLOOKUP(search_key, range, index, [is_sorted])

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In cells A1:D1, you have the headers 'Name', 'Age', 'City', and 'Country'. Use HLOOKUP to find the 'City' for 'John' in the range A1:D2. Your formula should be placed in cell F1.

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