Disconnect and remove Excel VLOOKUP function formula

VLOOKUP Function Break Link – This function is a way to use the “Edit Links” function which is used to break links between different Excel files. If you mainly use the VLOOKUP function, you can use this function to copy data values ​​from an Excel file at once.

Disconnect VLOOKUP function - Data > Edit Connection > Disconnect Connection

How to disconnect the VLOOKUP function


Use the disconnect function between Excel files.


Data > Edit Connection > Disconnect Connection

DATA > EDIT LINKS > BREAK


Excel file external data connection editing sequence


As shown below, there is “A file” on the left and “B file” on the right.

This is an example of using the vlookup function with multiple conditions between two Excel files.


Use one of the VLOOKUP multi-condition functions to load the values ​​in column C of file A into column C of file B.


VLOOKUP Multi-condition review

The VLOOKUP function used in column C of “B file” is as follows. (Please check the link above for more details.)

C2 cell formula
= VLOOKUP(A2&B2,'[A file.xlsx]sheet1′!$C$1:$D$11,2,0)

This is an example of a formula being connected during the process of disconnecting the VLOOKUP function.



After loading the desired value with the VLOOKUP function, use “Disconnect” to copy the data value as shown below.

This is an example where data, connection editing, and disconnection of the Excel file are completed after disconnection.


Once all external data connections to the relevant Excel file are completed, the “Edit Connection” function is disabled.

If there is no externally linked data in the Excel file, the “Edit Link” function is disabled.



conclusion

We learned how to copy values ​​by removing the connection between values ​​imported from an external file among Excel file formulas. Simply disconnecting external data after VLOOKUP is a way to maintain accurate values ​​and manage correct data. Excel frequently used “Shortcut keys”We recommend that you register and use it.

VLOOKUP function to load original value format while maintaining it

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