For many, the INDEX-XMATCH combination in Excel is the go-to method for retrieving a value from a dataset. However, you can ...

INDEX with XMATCH returns an item from a range or array according to the first or last match it finds. Like XLOOKUP, it works with vertical and horizontal datasets, can search in any direction, and ...

The INDEX (Sheet1!C$2:C$11, …) part specifies that you want to return a value from column C (Gender) in Sheet 1. The MATCH (A2, Sheet1!B$2:B$11, 0) part looks for the Employee Code in cell A2 ...