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, ...

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

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel, trying to extract the exact data you need from a massive, complex spreadsheet? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? You might spend hours tweaking formulas, ...