Microsoft Excel is perhaps the most powerful spreadsheet application you can buy. But it also has some simple functions, like finding duplicates in data.

The VLOOKUP function is one of the most useful when pulling information from an Excel database. Here's how it works and how you can start using it in your work.

Learn how to use the VLOOKUP formula to compare a maximum of two columns to have common values returned or to locate missing data.

The trick to using Excel's VLOOKUP effectively is knowing what commands and values to use in what order.

How can we find duplicate values across multiple columns? For this task, we’ll use two Excel helper formulas: One to concatenate the columns you’re comparing; a second to count the duplicates.

How to use the powerful Microsoft Excel VLOOKUP feature that allows you to search for specific data in a column and return a value from a ...

You probably use VLOOKUP() function to find exact matches in Microsoft Excel, but you can also find the closest value when you don't know the exact value.