Learn how to use the VLOOKUP formula to compare a maximum of two columns to have common values returned or to locate missing data.

Microsoft's Excel software is one of the best tools for you to organize, analyze, and manipulate data. Here are three ways to compare data in two columns.

Microsoft Excel comes with a lot of built-in functionality that doesn't restrict you to comparing data in two columns using only one method.

The trick to using Excel's VLOOKUP effectively is knowing what commands and values to use in what order.

The addin posted earlier should allows a VLOOKUP-type query where you can pull the revenue ID / newsletter ID into one of the sheets, then run a PivotTable on the result.