In this article, you'll learn how to use conditional formatting in Excel to automatically change cell colors when a value entered doesn't match the dropdown list. If you've been struggling with errors during data aggregation using the VLOOKUP function, you're not alone. Fortunately, combining the MATCH and ISNA functions offers a simple and effective solution.

There are many times when you need to refer to a cell with coordinates such as "=A1" or "=C50". However, when you try to get the value from another sheet or another book, the coordinates are not always the same.

Error messages are unavoidable when dealing with Excel, and you may be surprised when they suddenly appear. Here are the meanings and countermeasures for these errors. As an example of preconditions, let's make a table like this...