Real situations from working spreadsheets — sales targets, commission tiers, messy exports, aged invoices. Numbered in recommended order: start at 1 and work down, or filter to what you need.
3 exercises — Lookup & Reference · for Operations
Read an error code as a diagnosis rather than a failure.
Match a weight to a rate band, where the weight will never appear in the table.
VLOOKUP
Return a name from one column based on a ranked value in another.
INDEX · MATCH · SMALL
| # | Exercise | Functions | Difficulty | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | What is Excel telling you with #N/A?Conceptual question — no dataset | — | Beginner | 3 min | 15 pts |
| 67 | Look up a shipping band with VLOOKUPHarbor Supply — carrier rate card by weight band | VLOOKUP | Intermediate | 10 min | 30 pts |
| 81 | Name the third-fastest supplierHarbor Supply — supplier lead times | INDEX · MATCH · SMALL | Advanced | 13 min | 40 pts |