It is common knowledge that the VLOOKUP function cannot return results that are “to the left” of a given range, and this problem is solved by XLOOKUP, which additionally allows you to search the range from the beginning or from the end. However, what if these functions need to return more results? To do this, you used to need to use array formulas, but today this is performed in a much easier way…
When creating business reports, there is often a requirement that they should be displayed in multiple currencies, that is, the user can choose the currency in which a report is displayed. This can be achieved in several ways and one of them, very elegant, is with the help of the LAMBDA function. In this “recipe” you will find out how you can use it to display sales reports in different currencies.
There are several ways to use the Data Validation option to generate lists to select values when filling out tables. One of the earlier “recipes” was about how to create dynamic lists. With the advent of the TRIMRANGE function, this can now be done in an even simpler way, without having to use a Name Manager and write complicated formulas.
One of the earlier “recipes” was about how to use the Go To Special option to remove empty rows from the table. Now it is possible to do this in a much easier way, by using the TRIMRANGE function in combination with some other functions which are returning dynamic arrays. The result is a dynamic table that will be automatically updated if you decide to remove any more rows.
The TRIM function removes extra blank characters, we all know this by now, and TRIMRANGE, as its name suggests, is used to remove empty values from a selected range of data. In addition, it is possible to specify whether their removal takes place in rows or columns and in which order. It is well combined with the SORT and UNIQUE functions, and in the following text you will see how to apply it in practice.