Learn when FILTER beats XLOOKUP, when it does not, and how to handle multiple matches, nth items, and multi-condition lookups with clear steps.

If you're still manually sifting through massive spreadsheets or relying on clunky, old-school sorting tools, you're doing it the hard way. Excel has the powerful FILTER function, a built-in solution ...

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