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Forget XLOOKUP: Why FILTER is better for extracting Excel data
The FILTER function extracts every matching record while XLOOKUP only returns the first result.
Have you ever spent hours wrestling with messy spreadsheets, trying to clean up data that just won’t cooperate? Or maybe you’ve found yourself manually merging files, painstakingly copying and pasting ...
We’ve all been there—staring at a messy Excel spreadsheet filled with merged cells, inconsistent formats, or cryptic data that seems impossible to untangle. Whether you’re prepping a report for your ...
Microsoft updates for Excel in January 2026 introduce Agent Mode with Copilot, new import tools, clearer error messages, Power Query on Mac and Web, and Office Scripts automation to ease daily tasks.
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