Joining spreadsheets based on Client Id Number

Question

Hi
I have two spreadsheets .
Spreadsheet 1 has sales rep name , client id , name of client
Spreadsheet 2 has client id ( not in same sequence as spreadsheet 1 ) , client name , client address , tel numbers
I would like to combine spreadsheet 1 , i.e. rep name , client id , name of client together with address and contact details on spreadsheet 2  . Spreadsheet one is based on client id , and only contains active client id numbers , whereas spreadsheet
2 contains all existing client id numbers .
How do I do it ?

Answer 1

Assuming Client ID is in column B of both SS1 and 2, and by spreadsheet you mean separate files, not separate tabs within one workbook.
Open both spreadsheets, then in SS1 type in a cell on row 2 of the first blank columns to the right of your data:
=VLOOKUP($B2,
then navigate to SS2, and select the entire columns of information with Client ID as the first column of the selection, and press F4 until you get all $ for both columns, (should look like this:
=vlookup(B2,'[File Name.xlsx]Sheet Name'!$B:$E
and then type 
, COLUMN(B2), False)
and press Enter. Then copy that cell down and to the right to match your data set and extract as many columns of data as you have.