Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...

As a long-term Excel enthusiast, I have always enjoyed using VLOOKUP, one of Excel's best-known lookup functions. However, Microsoft's introduction of XLOOKUP in 2019 changed everything. Once I ...

The VLOOKUP function in Excel is an incredibly powerful and versatile tool for data retrieval and analysis. It allows you to efficiently search for a specific value in one column of a table and return ...

I am running into the dreaded "Excel cannot complete this task with available resources" dialog box in Excel while trying to fill a column with a simple VLOOKUP equation. I have one column with ...

If you need to cut-paste or copy-paste Columns and Rows in an Excel spreadsheet, you can try out this method mentioned in the article. This guide helps you to copy multiple columns and rows along with ...

In addition to listing data, you can also use Excel to manipulate data. For example, you can compute sales, determine inventory or calculate nearly anything. However, rather than manually entering a ...

Microsoft Copilot, the new AI-powered tool integrated into Excel, transforms the way you perform data lookup and merging tasks using functions like VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP. This step-by-step guide will ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2002. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. Q. If I write A1:A10 in ...

This illustrated walk-through (with a demo worksheet) shows how easy it is to create a multi-column search solution using validation lists and conditional formatting. Excel offers numerous ways to ...