Learn how to use Excel’s INDEX and MATCH formulas to perform advanced lookups and data retrieval efficiently. Unlike the more commonly known VLOOKUP, the combination of INDEX and MATCH offers ...

In Excel, the INDEX function returns an item from a specific position (in a list, table, database). The MATCH function returns the position of a value (in a list, table, database). And ...

Another benefit of using XMATCH over MATCH is that the former lets you tell Excel you're using wildcards in the search. Here, INDEX and XMATCH are used to find the first and last dates a product ...

That trick is Index/Match, a function that can find any value in any spreadsheet. One of the most common uses of Excel is as a database program, and oftentimes you've got to search the sheet for a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Once you have mastered VLOOKUP in Excel it's time to move on to INDEX/MATCH. This formula combination gives the same results but without the problems of VLOOKUP.