Feature	VLOOKUP	HLOOKUP	XLOOKUP
Lookup direction	Down (vertical)	Across (horizontal)	Any direction
Lookup location must be	First column	First row	Anywhere
Can search left?	No	No	Yes
Can return multiple columns?
Required table format	Vertical only	Horizontal only	Any
Allows reverse search
Built-in error handling			[if_not_found]
Performance	Moderate	Moderate	Fast
Replaced by?	XLOOKUP	XLOOKUP	Modern standard

Use Cases

When to use VLOOKUP

• When working with older Excel versions (<2019).
• Simple vertical lookups.

When to use HLOOKUP

• Rare: only when data is arranged in row format (horizontal).

When to use XLOOKUP

• Always—if using Excel 365 or 2021.
• Large datasets, flexible lookups, error handling.
• When you need left lookup or return multiple results.

Using XLOOKUP (Modern Replacement for V & H Lookup)

Introduced in Excel 365 & Excel 2021.

What it does

Searches any column or row, returns results from any direction, and supports default exact match.

Orientation

Works both vertically and horizontally.

Syntax

=XLOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_array, return_array, [if_not_found], [match_mode], [search_mode])

Advantages

• Can look left, right, up, or down.
• No column/row number needed.
• Handles errors with [if_not_found].
• Faster and more robust.
• Can return multiple columns at once.
• Supports approx, exact, wildcard, and reverse search.

When you’re launching a new startup there are many decisions to make. Not the least of which is “What software suite should we use?” There’s a lot to consider—every new startup needs powerful collaboration tools, a full suite of applications to make work happen— and they need it all in a scalable, secure package that they’ll not outgrow. We kept all of this in mind when we created Microsoft 365 for startups.

Microsoft 365 for startups is a fresh look at modern workplace software suites. It’s designed with your new venture in mind, and includes our comprehensive family of applications with the new licensing bundle, currently available for Microsoft’s Founders Hub members. The Microsoft Founders Hub is an online networking and resource platform available through the Microsoft for Startups program.

The Microsoft 365 for startups bundle includes 50 seats of Microsoft 365 Business Premium free for the first year, and a discount on additional seats, up to 300. If you don’t use all 300 seats in the first year, this discount offer will scale and grow with you in the next year.

Do More, Together
Microsoft 365 is a secure, integrated, cost-effective cloud solution for real-time collaboration and secure work from virtually anywhere. It includes Microsoft Teams, cloud storage, and familiar Office apps with advanced security options. You can use it to chat, call, host online meetings, and collaborate in real time. Use Microsoft 365 to build, grow, and scale your business with secure, easy-to-use, cloud-based, AI-powered tools.

Everything you need
Microsoft 365 for startups is an integrated suite of applications that combines productivity software with advanced security and device management: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook, along with Teams, Microsoft OneDrive, and more. And no matter what specialized applications your organization relies on, chances are there’s already a plug-in for you: GitHub, LinkedIn, Adobe, Asana, Atlassian, and more.

Intelligent, not just smart
Microsoft helps to transform how work gets done, and with Microsoft 365 for startups you’ll be able to leverage these innovations firsthand. Our built-in intelligent technologies powering Microsoft 365 help you deliver better work and deliver it faster.

PowerPoint with Designer and Ideas can help you create professional layouts with relevant pictures and icons for your slides, so you quickly can get beautiful, more compelling presentations.

Within Excel, you can receive several suggestions for charts to appropriately present your data more effectively.

Outlook can help you find the best location based on attendees, time, availability, and other preferences so you don’t waste any time emailing back and forth to schedule.  Outlook can also pull up a list of everyone’s LinkedIn profiles, so you can make connections even faster.

With Microsoft 365 for startups, you’ll be able to launch and grow your business with easy, intelligent, and integrated tools that allow you to focus on your business and your team.  But even more than that, you’ll be ready for the future.  The AI features built into Microsoft 365 are just the beginning; once Microsoft’s Copilot launches, your organization will be ready to take advantage of our new AI capabilities.

Let’s get to work
Building and scaling a startup is no easy feat, but we’re here to make it easier. Microsoft 365 can help you bring your vision to life with powerful collaboration tools, familiar applications, robust security, all in a single software suite that scales with your business. Microsoft 365 really is where work gets done.

Write to us on hello@azccare.com to explore the possibilities and get consultation.

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Minecraft Education – Activities in the Minecraft World

Date : 25th June 2023
Time : 1:00pm to 3:00pm

MS Teams Event Joining Link : https://bit.ly/Minecraft25June2023

Regards
Team AZCCare
Microsoft Partner in Education
support@azccare.com

This page will be loaded with useful templates, informative resources and quick guides.

Redeem Codes to get Certificates

Just click on the codes and it will take you to the certificate generation page.

Training Videos

Find below the link for the course outline of Microsoft Excel for MOS exam preparation.

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• Open Minecraft Education Edition
• Sign in with your IDs
• Click on Play Button
• Click on Import button and import the world in Minecraft: Education Edition
• Click View my Worlds
• Now Imported world is Visible, select that World and Play
• After building the world based on the Current Monthly Challenge Theme, Save and exit

Steps to Export Minecraft: Education Edition World:

• Click View my Worlds
• Select the World and Go to Settings
• Click Export
• Save the World

Build A Molecule

Your challenge this month is to build a molecule in this chemistry themed world and learn about its form and structure. Use the space inside the dome to build in a 3D environment, create different atoms and molecules, or go through a variety of pre-build molecules and try to identify all of them.

Details are given on the minecraftchamps website.

Youtube Link

Multiplayer in Minecraft: Education Edition

Join the Minecraft Teacher Academy to take free courses and become a Minecraft-certified teacher.

The Path Progression with credit points is shown in the below image

Understanding the Transcript:

So we are sharing screenshots of two transcripts below. On the Image_1 the user only redeemed the code and didn’t completed self paced course hence only Instructor-led training is showing 3 hours. For the rest of modules it is showing completion date but hours duration is not yet included.

If you see the Image_2 you will notice that apart of the instructor-led training the modules are also showing time because the candidate has completed the self-paced course and completed the Knowledge Check which is an assessment.

The Knowledge Check is in each module which assures you got the complete learning from the self paced course. It should be completed in a very ethical way.

We believe that this has cleared all the queries related to Course Completion confusion.

In case you have any more queries please write in detail to us on support@azccare.com

The challenge can be completed in-class or at home. Students can download Minecraft: Education Edition at Minecraft download site and use their O365 Education account to log-in.

The Challenge Overview Page will help you and your students get started with the challenge. Challenge Page will include more information on timeline, rules, and the submission process.

There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions based on the submissions which relate correctly with the theme. For the schools there will be Memento along with Digital and Hard copy of certificate. Detailed update (Guidelines) related to the winner prize and participation prize will be updated on https://minecraftchamps.com page.

We look forward to reviewing the submissions and seeing our students’ solution. Please express your interest by registering your team by 25th March 2022.