VLOOKUP and Search are two functions that Excel uses to search for text. VLOOKUP finds data in a column and returns the contents of an adjacent cell. Search finds data in a cell and returns the string ...

Do you have an Excel spreadsheet with huge data and scratching your head about how to find discrepancies? A discrepancy in Excel is quite common irrespective of whether you are an expert or an amateur ...

Microsoft Excel's SUMIFS function calculates the sum of values in a range of cells based on multiple conditions. It avoids ...

For a business leader, Microsoft Excel 2010 can be an invaluable tool for monitoring inventory, recording customer information or keeping track of business processes. Over time, these Excel ...

Microsoft Excel is designed to alert users whenever a circular reference is causing problems. Folks who are unable to spot the error can take full advantage of the ...

Q: Over the years, I've collected hundreds of music CDs -- everything from jazz to classical. Now I'm inventorying them in an Excel spreadsheet that contains columns for composers, titles, genre ...

This tutorial will explain how to find a value in an Excel column using the Find function in VBA. Excel will highlight all of the cells that correspond to your search. How to search data using the ...

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 ...

Q. I am trying to create a formula in our accounting system, but I keep getting errors. What can I do to get the formula to work? A. All Excel users know how powerful formulas are, but sometimes it ...

When you're working with a spreadsheet, duplicate data can sometimes make its way in and cause all sorts of problems. In this how-to, we demonstrate two methods of using Microsoft Excel for ...

Find your favorite Excel 2003 commands in the new Excel 2007 interface Editor’s note: These charts accompany our story Excel 2007 Cheat Sheet. Click through to that story for detailed information on ...