Learn when FILTER beats XLOOKUP, when it does not, and how to handle multiple matches, nth items, and multi-condition lookups with clear steps.

Imagine you’re working on a massive Excel spreadsheet, trying to sift through rows upon rows of data to find specific information. You’ve tried VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP, but they just don’t cut it for what ...

Excel spreadsheet databases work because users can filter the data inside these workbooks. Filters are conditions you specify in databases and spreadsheets to extract only the precise, requested ...

Filtering is a very important feature in Office Excel 2010, the spreadsheet software from Microsoft, because it enables you to view only rows that contain data that meets specific requirements, ...

The asterisk (*) is the wildcard character that represents any sequence of characters, including when there are no characters ...

There are many ways to find and retrieve data from a table or range based on a lookup value. In fact, because Microsoft often comes up with new, modernized alternatives, there are too many ways! So, ...

Excel spreadsheets do so much, from making lists to crunching numbers to acting as sophisticated flat-file databases. We’re creating this guide to make sure you master all the essentials and more.

Microsoft Excel helps you sort your data for analysis by providing a Filter command. For example, when you want to sort number values from low to high, this Filter command will insert a clickable ...

How to use And and Or operators with Excel’s Advanced Filter Your email has been sent Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in July 2010 and the video tutorial for this article ...

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are essential tools in various fields, from businesses to academia. However, despite the program's significant utility, managing an Excel spreadsheet often turns into a ...