The bigger your spreadsheet, the more you need INDEX and MATCH functions, which you can combine with SUM, AVERAGE, and MAX to refine your searches.

How Excel's INDEX and XMATCH Functions Work Before we look at how these two functions can be used together in one formula, let's take a moment to explore how they work in isolation.

The XMATCH function was introduced to Microsoft Excel in 2021 as an upgrade from the MATCH function. The default arguments in the XMATCH syntax are more intuitive than those in the MATCH syntax ...