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excel hlookup formula Excel

I'm testing a new approach and I tried several approaches but none seem to work... I'm working with a frustrating scenario with the HLOOKUP function in Excel 365. I have a data table in cells A1:E5, where the first row contains headers, and I'm trying to look up a value in that first row. However, despite the lookup value being present, HLOOKUP returns the #N/A behavior. The formula I am using is as follows: ```excel =HLOOKUP("Product A", A1:E5, 2, FALSE) ``` In this case, 'Product A' is located in cell C1. I've checked for any extra spaces or hidden characters in the cells, and I even tried using the TRIM function on the lookup value: ```excel =HLOOKUP(TRIM("Product A"), A1:E5, 2, FALSE) ``` No luck so far. I've also verified that the value I’m looking for is exactly "Product A" and that it's formatted as text. Additionally, I've tried switching to using INDEX and MATCH just to see if that would yield different results, but I still hit the same brick wall: ```excel =INDEX(A2:E2, MATCH("Product A", A1:E1, 0)) ``` This also returns #N/A. I've ensured that the ranges are correctly referencing the right cells and that the second argument is indeed targeting the top row for the lookup. I’m starting to think it might be something related to how the data is formatted or possibly an scenario with Excel itself given that the rest of the sheet seems to function correctly. Any insights into what could be causing this scenario or how to troubleshoot further would be greatly appreciated! I'm working on a application that needs to handle this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your help in advance!