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.

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

How to compare Microsoft Excel columns with conditional formatting Use conditional formatting to highlight column and row differences with colors or other formatting options.

Using What-If Analysis, you can visualize the effects of different variables, making it easier to assess risks and opportunities. In Excel, three primary tools are available for performing What-If ...

Matching One Column Data with Another in Excel. If you don't have a keen eye and a perfect memory, you probably can't spot all the differences between two data columns in a large worksheet.

If you have two similar Excel spreadsheets, or different versions of the same original spreadsheet, it can be useful to compare the Excel files and see how they differ.

The good news is that it’s no more difficult to implement a row-comparing formatting rule than to compare columns. In this article, we’ll use a rule to compare values from row to row.

Data is rarely properly formatted and structured when you import it. Try these eight tips for fast data cleanup in Microsoft Excel.

Concatenate merges the data you have inserted into columns into its own cell or column in Excel. Let’s take a look at how to use concatenate in Excel.