Excel FILTER Function TL;DR Key Takeaways : The Excel FILTER function is a versatile tool for data analysis, offering an alternative to VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP.

The lookup function in Excel can save you a lot of time and effort, but only if you actually know how to use its many forms and alterations.

This column introduces PIVOTBY, a new Excel function that may let you say bye-bye to PivotTables.

This month’s column introduces Excel’s GROUPBY function as a PivotTable alternative.