Excel’s database functions excel at managing multiple criteria, including AND and OR conditions. These functions allow you to combine criteria seamlessly, providing precision that traditional IF ...

Why you might use the IF () function In database fashion, a lot of data is defined by type. That way, you only need one field for the actual value. You can do this with Excel, too, as shown in ...

In Excel, the INDEX function returns an item from a specific position (in a list, table, database). The MATCH function returns the position of a value (in a list, table, database).

Tips This article applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, and Office 365. View the videos listed in the Resources section for more ideas on using Excel's database functions.

There are many ways to analyze transaction records; in this article, I’ll show you three ways to match or reconcile transaction: using functions, the Subtotal feature, and a PivotTable.