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, ...

The FIND function allows you to find a text string within another. It returns the position at which a character or string begins within another text string. The output of the above function will be 5, ...

Excel 2007's new table feature eliminates the need to copy formulas; once you define a data range as a table, Excel will do it for you! Tables are new to Excel 2007 ...

Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...