Learn how to use the VLOOKUP formula to compare a maximum of two columns to have common values returned or to locate missing data.

Excel provides built-in tools to help you to find discrepancies like Filters, Conditional Formatting, advanced functions (If and IS, VLookUp, etc.), and Add-ins.

When you're editing a business spreadsheet, you'll sometimes find a column of data in Excel needs to be split into two columns to improve sorting or extracting records. For example, phone numbers ...

Microsoft's Excel software is one of the best tools for you to organize, analyze, and manipulate data. Here are three ways to compare data in two columns.

To extract and sort non-adjacent arrays in your data, nest the CHOOSECOLS or CHOOSEROWS functions inside your SORT or SORTBY ...

Matching One Column Data with Another in Excel. If you don't have a keen eye and a perfect memory, you probably can't spot all the differences between two data columns in a large worksheet.

Concatenate merges the data you have inserted into columns into its own cell or column in Excel. Let’s take a look at how to use concatenate in Excel.

Microsoft Excel comes with a lot of built-in functionality that doesn't restrict you to comparing data in two columns using only one method.