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How to extract numbers from a cell value
What's on this page How to extract numbers from a cell value - Excel 2016 Sort and return unique distinct […]
Extract specific word based on position in cell value
Table of Contents Extract first word in cell value Extract the first word in cell - return warning if not […]
Count cells containing text from list
Table of Contents Count cells containing text from list Count entries based on date and time Count cells with text […]
INDEX MATCH – multiple results
This article demonstrates how to work with multiple criteria using INDEX and MATCH functions. Table of Contents INDEX MATCH - […]
Match two columns and return another value on the same row
This article demonstrates formulas that match two conditions in a column each and return another value on the same row […]
If cell contains text from list
This article demonstrates several techniques to check if a cell contains text based on a list. The first example shows […]
Split search value using a delimiter and search for each substring
This article demonstrates formulas and a UDF that searches for values in a table based on concatenated values and returns […]
Working with classic ciphers in Excel
What's on this page Reverse text Insert random characters Convert letters to numbers How to shuffle characters in the alphabet […]
Wildcard lookups and include or exclude criteria
This article demonstrates three different ways to filter a data set if a value contains a specific string and if […]
How to use the SEARCH function
Returns a number representing the position a substring is, if found in a textstring. FIND is case sensitive and SEARCH is not.
Partial match and return multiple adjacent values
This article demonstrates array formulas that search for cell values containing a search string and returns corresponding values on the […]
VLOOKUP – Return multiple unique distinct values
This article shows how to extract unique distinct values based on a condition applied to an adjacent column using formulas. […]
Fuzzy VLOOKUP
This formula returns multiple values even if they are arranged differently or have minor misspellings compared to the lookup value.
A Comprehensive Guide to Splitting Text in Excel
This blog article describes how to split strings in a cell with space as a delimiting character, like Text to […]
Filter strings containing a given substring in a cell range
This post describes ways to extract all matching strings from cells in a given cell range if they contain a […]
Lookup and return multiple values concatenated into one cell
This article demonstrates how to find a value in a column and concatenate corresponding values on the same row. The […]
Match two criteria and return multiple records
This article demonstrates how to extract records/rows based on two conditions applied to two different columns, you can easily extend […]
Extract unique distinct values if the value contains the given string
This article demonstrates formulas that list unique distinct values if they contain a specified substring. Table of contents Extract unique […]
5 easy ways to VLOOKUP and return multiple values
This post explains how to lookup a value and return multiple values. No array formula required.
Extract duplicates from a multi-column cell range
This article describes two formulas that extract duplicates from a multi-column cell range, the first one is built for Excel […]
Search for a text string in a data set and return multiple records
This article explains different techniques that filter rows/records that contain a given text string in any of the cell values […]
Partial match for multiple strings – AND logic
This article demonstrates formulas that let you perform partial matches based on multiple strings and return those strings if all […]
Extract unique distinct values from a multi-column cell range
This article demonstrates ways to list unique distinct values in a cell range with multiple columns. The data is not […]
How to extract email addresses from an Excel sheet
Question: How to extract email addresses from this sheet? Answer: It depends on how the emails are populated in your worksheet? […]
Filter unique distinct records
Table of contents Filter unique distinct row records Filter unique distinct row records but not blanks Filter unique distinct row […]

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