Can hidden rows or columns in the table array affect the outcome of a VLOOKUP and lead to a #N/A error?

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Can hidden rows or columns in the table array affect the outcome of a VLOOKUP and lead to a #N/A error?
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Yes, hidden rows or columns *within* the table array can cause VLOOKUP to fail and return #N/A. VLOOKUP still considers hidden rows when searching, so if the lookup value is in a hidden row, it won't be found. Unhide the rows/columns to resolve this.