Sorting is one of Microsoft Excel's easiest tasks. Click; you're done! At least until you need to sort by multiple columns. For this sort task, you'll need a custom sort. Here's how.

Stay tuned Excel supports a second custom support: sorting by multiple columns. In a future article, I’ll show you how to use this same feature to sort by multiple columns.

Using the Text to Columns Tool One way to split data into multiple columns in Microsoft Excel is to use the built-in Text To Columns tool. This method is handy if you prefer to work in a dialog ...

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.

Filtering in Excel allows you to organize your data in multiple ways. Using a filter, you can cut down the amount of data shown on your sheet based on the values for either a certain selection ...

Learn how to perform Excel multiple column lookups with ease using XLOOKUP, FILTER, SUMPRODUCT, and Boolean logic techniques.