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.

How to Use VLookup With Different Sheets on Excel. Excel's VLOOKUP function searches an array of cells for data you choose, returning data from the cell next to the one that it finds.

How to Use Excel to Show Only Duplicate Values. Business issues such as incorrect transactions, data entry errors, technical glitches and poor system design may cause duplicate values in your data ...

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

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

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.

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.