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

Navigating the labyrinth of Excel functions can sometimes feel like deciphering a foreign language, especially when you’re knee-deep in data and just need that one elusive piece of information. If you ...

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, ...

I still remember the first day I figured out how to run a vlookup command in Excel; I was sitting at my coffee table wondering what the point of this silly little command was. Once I realized its ...

lookup_value is the value we want Excel to search for. lookup_array is where we want Excel to search for the lookup value. return_array is where the data exists that we want Excel to return.

After years of wrestling with messy spreadsheets, I've discovered four Excel functions that save me hours every week by automating tedious tasks most people do manually. I stopped using VLOOKUP years ...