Using the lookup table device in a PSoC left me a little confused with all the options. So I used Excel to help me out. It is no secret to my legions of followers (Hi, Mom!) that I enjoy working with ...

Switching to XLOOKUP transformed how I build spreadsheets by removing fragile column counting and hidden lookup traps.

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, ...

Learn how to use both Excel’s XLOOKUP() and VLOOKUP() functions to find results between conditional benchmarks in Microsoft Excel. It’s common to track progress by means of benchmarks. Commissions on ...

See how to join two data sets by one or more common columns using base R’s merge function, dplyr join functions, and the speedy data.table package. R has a number of quick, elegant ways to join data ...

I'm trying to convert what was a Select Case to a Lookup Table. The Select Case was roughly 60K lines, so 30K of lookups (Int32, String). The problem is the editor is DAMNED SLOW. Every time I make an ...

Advanced list solutions are easy thanks to Excel’s Table object. If you need a dynamic list, try one of these techniques. The article Five ways to take advantage of Excel list features showed five ...