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Check the cell is not formatted as text.
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Are you putting an equal sign in front of Vlookup? (=VLOOKUP(&quot;Sample&quot;,B5:C7,2<wbr />,False)<br />
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Are you putting an equal sign in front of Vlookup? (=VLOOKUP("Sample",B5:C7,2,False)

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I have attached the spreadsheet
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Sorry, here it is. &nbsp;I am trying to do the lookup in column &quot;O&quot; on the physicians tab.<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/03_w13/564089/physicians.xlsx" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Excel Spreadsheet called Physicians. (3.2 MB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>physicians.xlsx</a>
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Sorry, here it is.  I am trying to do the lookup in column "O" on the physicians tab.
physicians.xlsx [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2012/03_w13/564089/physicians.xlsx]

physicians.xlsx

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When I build a vlookup in a cell on an excel spreadsheet, it returns the formula instead if the looked up value.
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When I build a vlookup in a cell on an excel spreadsheet, it returns the formula instead if the looked up value.

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