Speed up Excel cleanup with smarter wildcards. We compare three methods and show start or end matching your lists actually need.

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

Q. I have used the filter feature in Excel, but what does the Advanced Filter feature do? A. There is a simple filter feature available in Excel, which is very useful. However, sometimes you may need ...

Wildcards in Microsoft Excel let you search for partial matches, broaden your filters, and create formulas that reference cells containing certain strings. They represent non-specified characters to ...

Q. How do I use the FILTER function in Excel, and how is this an improvement over the filter feature? A. The FILTER function was introduced five years ago as part of the Excel Dynamic Arrays rollout.

Adding a search field to your spreadsheet can greatly improve data navigation and usability. In this guide, you’ll learn how to create a dynamic search box that filters data based on your input, using ...

Checking the error is the very first thing you need to do to fix this issue. Filters do not work properly when you have one or multiple errors in your spreadsheet. To ...

Microsoft releases a major update to the Excel for Windows interface, including a totally modernised "Get Data" dialogue that ...

How to apply multiple filtering criteria by combining AND and OR operations with the FILTER() function in Excel Your email has been sent Applying multiple criteria against different columns to filter ...

Microsoft Excel isn't just for work. In fact, by leveraging just three single, powerful formulas, I use the popular ...