For many, the INDEX-XMATCH combination in Excel is the go-to method for retrieving a value from a dataset. However, you can also use this dynamic duo to perform two-way lookups, returning a value at ...

Rather than scrolling through long tables of data in a worksheet, let this wizard find the value you're looking for automatically. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor ...

Have you ever felt like Excel’s lookup functions are more of a puzzle than a solution? If you’ve wrestled with the quirks of VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP, you’re not alone. But here’s the good news: Microsoft ...

A little from column A, a little from column B: XLOOKUP is the new, easier way to retrieve information across Excel spreadsheets. If you’re working on your accounts and you need to convert all your ...

Those of us over a certain age will remember using paper lookup tables for logarithms or trigonometry functions. Those who are younger will have been exposed to lookup tables in their programming ...

VLOOKUP, or Vertical Lookup, is a powerful function in Excel that allows you to search for specific data in a column and return a value from a different column in the same row. Here’s a concise guide ...

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.

Excel spreadsheets are a daunting affair for many. And indeed, when you are confronting dozens of rows and columns comprising hundreds if not thousands of cells filled with all sorts of data, it's ...

Back in 2013 John Gagnon wrote a very popular post detailing some of his favourite Excel tips and tricks. We thought we’d update the list of classic shortcuts with a few that reflect some new ...