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Lookup with variable sheet name in Excel

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This tutorial shows how to Lookup with variable sheet name in Excel using the example below;

Formula

=VLOOKUP(val,INDIRECT("'"&sheet&"'!"&"range"),col,0)

Explanation

To create a lookup with a variable sheet name, you can use the VLOOKUP function together with the INDIRECT function.

In the example shown, the formula in C5 is:

=VLOOKUP($B5,INDIRECT("'"&C$4&"'!"&"B5:C11"),2,0)

How this formula works

The “month” tabs of the worksheet contain a table that looks like this:

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The VLOOKUP formulas on the summary tab lookup and extract data from the month tabs, by creating a dynamic reference to the sheet name for each month.

The lookup value is entered as the mixed reference $B5, with the column locked to allow copying across the table.

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The table_array is created using the INDIRECT function like this:

INDIRECT("'"&C$4&"'!B5:C11")

The mixed reference C$4 refers to the column headings in row 4, which match sheet names in the workbook (i.e. “Jan”, “Feb”, “Mar”).

A single quote character is joined to either side of C$4 using the concatenation operator (&). This is not required in this particular example, but it allows the formula to handle sheet names with spaces.

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Next, the exclamation point (!) is joined on the right to create a proper sheet reference, which is followed by the actual range for the table array.

Finally, inside VLOOKUP, 2 is provided for column index with 0 to force an exact match.

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