Learn how to extract specific data from Excel cells using formulas, tools, and techniques to clean and organize messy datasets.

The FILTER function in Excel is a powerful tool that allows you to extract specific data from a range, of data lists or an array based on multiple criteria.

What if you could take the chaos of a sprawling Excel spreadsheet and distill it into exactly the information you need—no fluff, no manual sifting, just precision? For anyone who’s ever wrestled with ...

Pull Data From Another Sheet in Excel by Manually Selecting Cells You can also reference data from another sheet without needing complex formulas in Excel. Here's how to do that.

The most basic example of a GETPIVOTDATA formula in Microsoft Excel is when the function is used to retrieve a grand total of ...

Excel filters help you find exactly what you want, no matter how big your spreadsheet database is. Here's how to set number, text and data filters.

Isolate a specific value, such as a number value in cells that contain both numbers and letters by using the Excel MID function. Click in the cell where you will display the value you want to isolate.

An curved arrow pointing right. VLOOKUP is one of the most useful functions in Excel. You can pull specific data out of huge data sets with a simple formula. Just watch. Produced by Sara ...

Not all sort tasks in Microsoft Excel begin with the characters to the left, but getting around that issue is easier than you think. Susan Harkins shows you how.

Boolean logical operators in Excel formulas make searching easier, and you can apply the same methods in Internet or database searches.