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Complete step-by-step guides for merging, splitting, converting, securing, and transforming Excel files and PDFs. Every feature explained in detail with pro tips.

Merge Excel Files Online

Combine multiple Excel spreadsheets (XLS, XLSX, CSV) into one consolidated master workbook with intelligent column matching, conflict resolution, and 100% browser-based privacy.

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Upload Your Excel Files

Drag and drop or click to select your files

Start by uploading two or more Excel files using the drag-and-drop zone on the home page. You can upload XLS (Excel 97-2003), XLSX (Excel 2007+), and CSV files — and even mix different formats in a single merge. Files are listed below the upload zone with their name, size, and detected sheets. You can reorder files by dragging the grip handle, or remove individual files with the delete button.

Upload Your Excel Files

You can upload files from different sources — sales reports, survey responses, database exports — as long as they are in XLS, XLSX, or CSV format.

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Choose Your Merge Mode

Select how you want your files to be combined

On the right side panel, select one of three merge modes: Single Spreadsheet stacks all data into one continuous sheet, perfect for combining similar data. Multiple Sheets places each uploaded file as a separate tab in one workbook, ideal for organizing data by source. Selective Merging lets you pick specific sheets from each uploaded workbook — great when files contain multiple sheets but you only need certain ones.

Choose Your Merge Mode

Use Single Spreadsheet when all files share the same column structure (e.g., monthly sales reports). Use Multiple Sheets when you want to keep data separated by source file.

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Configure Advanced Options

Fine-tune header handling, data range, and formatting

Customize how your merge works with advanced options. Choose Header Handling to control how column headers are treated — preserve only the first row's headers, add sheet name labels to identify data source, or skip header handling entirely. Set a custom Data Range by specifying start and end cells (e.g., A1 to Z1000) to merge only a portion of each file. Enable Preserve Formatting to keep original cell styles, colors, and formatting in the merged output.

Configure Advanced Options

If your files have headers in the first row, always use 'Preserve Headers' to avoid duplicate header rows in the merged output.

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Handle Column Conflicts (If Any)

Smart matching helps align different column structures

When merging in Single Spreadsheet mode, the tool automatically analyzes column headers across all files. If columns do not match exactly — for example, 'Customer Name' in one file and 'Client Name' in another — a Column Mismatch dialog appears. You can map columns manually using dropdown menus, or click Continue As Is to merge without remapping. The tool suggests the best matches automatically.

Handle Column Conflicts (If Any)

Column conflict resolution only appears in Single Spreadsheet mode. If you want to avoid conflicts entirely, use Multiple Sheets mode instead.

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Select Specific Sheets (Optional)

Choose which sheets to include from multi-sheet workbooks

When you upload Excel files with multiple sheets, the Sheet Selection panel appears below the merge options. For each file, you can check or uncheck individual sheets to include or exclude them from the merge. Use the All and None buttons for quick selection. Unchecked sheets will be skipped entirely during the merge process.

Select Specific Sheets (Optional)

This is especially useful when workbooks contain summary sheets, charts, or metadata sheets that you do not want in the merged output.

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Merge & Download Your File

Click merge and get your combined file instantly

Once everything is configured, click the Merge Files button. The tool processes all your files locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded to any server. When the merge completes, a green success banner appears and the Download button becomes active. Click Download to save your merged XLSX file. You can also share the tool with colleagues using the social sharing buttons below.

Merge & Download Your File

The output is always saved as a modern XLSX file for maximum compatibility with Excel, Google Sheets, and other spreadsheet applications.

Single Spreadsheet

Stacks all data from every file into one continuous sheet. Ideal for combining files with the same column structure — like monthly reports, survey batches, or regional data exports. Headers are preserved from the first file, and smart column matching aligns data automatically.

Best for: Monthly reports, survey data, similar-structure exports

Multiple Sheets

Places each uploaded file as a separate named tab within a single workbook. The original data structure of each file is preserved completely. This is perfect when you want to consolidate files into one workbook without mixing the data together.

Best for: Organizing files by source, archiving multiple reports

Selective Merging

Gives you full control over which sheets from each workbook are included in the merge. Upload multi-sheet Excel files and hand-pick only the sheets you need. Unselected sheets are skipped entirely.

Best for: Multi-sheet workbooks, extracting specific data

How to Merge CSV Files Online

Seamlessly combine multiple CSV, TSV, and text files into one clean, consolidated master file. Features intelligent column alignment, drag-to-reorder, and 100% private browser-based processing.

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Upload Your CSV Files

Drag and drop multiple CSV files into the merger zone

Start by dragging and dropping two or more CSV, TSV, or text files into the upload area. The tool parses headers, line delimiters, and row counts instantly without uploading data to external servers.

You can merge CSV files alongside XLS and XLSX spreadsheets seamlessly in a single merge operation.

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Arrange File Stacking Order

Drag files up or down to set row sequence

Reorder your files by dragging them up or down in the file queue. The order in the list directly determines which file's records appear first in the combined master dataset.

Useful for chronological datasets like monthly billing exports, quarterly invoices, or server access logs.

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Smart Header Matching & Conflict Resolution

Automatic header matching across different column layouts

Our engine aligns columns by header name, not by column position. If file A has "Email" in column 1 and file B has "Email" in column 4, the data aligns perfectly. Any mismatched headers can be linked with the interactive column mapping dialog.

If column headers have slight variations (e.g., "Full Name" vs "Name"), map them together in one click to unify them.

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Choose Output Format & Download

Download as a single CSV file or formatted Excel workbook

Choose your desired output format: a single clean CSV file ready for database or API import, or an XLSX workbook for Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Click "Merge Files" to download instantly.

All processing under 15 MB runs locally inside your browser with zero latency and 100% data privacy.

Smart Header Matching

Columns align by header name regardless of column ordering in individual CSVs.

Auto Delimiter Detection

Supports commas, semicolons, tabs, and pipes in mixed files automatically.

Drag & Drop Reordering

Easily drag and drop to arrange the vertical order of merged data.

CSV & XLSX Output

Download as a unified CSV dataset or multi-sheet Excel workbook.

100% Client-Side Privacy

Files process in your browser via Web Workers without leaving your machine.

Large Volume Support

Merge dozens of CSV exports with hundreds of thousands of rows effortlessly.

How to Split Excel Files

Divide large Excel files into smaller workbooks with 9 customizable split modes: by row counts, worksheet tabs, unique column entries, file sizes, or date windows.

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Upload Your Excel File

Drag and drop or click to upload XLS, XLSX, or CSV

Upload a single Excel or CSV file using the drag-and-drop zone. The tool inspects your sheets, row counts, and column structure locally.

For large files (50,000+ rows), client-side processing keeps your data completely secure on your machine.

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Choose from 9 Split Modes

Select the splitting logic that matches your workflow

Select from 9 specialized modes: By Fixed Rows, By File Count, By Sheet Tab, By Column Value (e.g., Region, Department), By Blank Rows, By File Size, By Formula Type, By Expression, or By Date Range.

Splitting by "Column Value" is perfect for dividing sales reports by representative, territory, or customer type.

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Configure Filters & Preview

Preview the resulting chunks before splitting

Use the Preview and Statistics tabs to inspect how the data will divide. Exclude blank lines, filter out unnecessary records, or save your settings as a reusable template.

The statistics tab gives you a bird's-eye view of row counts, unique values, and column distribution.

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Split & Download (Individual or ZIP)

Download files separately or as a compressed archive

Click "Split Now" to process. When complete, download individual split files or click "Download All as ZIP" for a single packaged archive.

Each output file automatically receives an informative suffix based on your split rule.

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By Fixed Rows

Split every N rows into equal chunks.

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By File Count

Divide into N equal files.

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By Sheet

Each sheet becomes a separate workbook.

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By Column Value

Group rows by unique column entries.

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By Blank Rows

Split at empty row separators.

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By File Size

Limit each file size to meet upload limits.

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By Formula Type

Separate formula rows from plain text.

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By Expression

Custom rules for power users.

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By Date Range

Group rows by month, quarter, or year.

Conversions Suite

File Format Converters

Convert PDF, scanned images, PowerPoint presentations, CSV, and JSON into Excel spreadsheets with zero data loss.

How to Convert PDF to Excel

Extract digital tables from PDF invoices, bank statements, and reports into clean, formula-ready XLSX or CSV files.

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Upload Your PDF File

Drag and drop or select a PDF document

Upload standard or password-protected PDF files up to 50 MB. If password-protected, a prompt allows you to enter the decryption key instantly.

💡 PDFs with native digital tables convert with the highest precision. For scanned photos, use Image to Excel (OCR).

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Configure Extraction Mode & Delimiters

Choose Auto, Table Mode, or Lines Mode

Select Table Mode for structured financial statements, or Auto Mode for mixed text and tables. Customize delimiters, page ranges, and whether each PDF page becomes its own sheet tab.

💡 Enable "Sheet per Page" to keep multi-page PDF statements cleanly partitioned in your spreadsheet.

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Preview Extracted Spreadsheet

Verify row and column boundaries before converting

Click Preview to inspect the tabular grid, verify column separations, and check row alignments before creating the final document.

💡 Verify number formats in the preview to ensure monetary and percentage values align cleanly.

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Convert to XLSX or CSV

Download ready-to-use Excel workbook

Click "Convert Now" to extract the data into an Excel (.xlsx) workbook or plain text CSV file. Compatible with Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice.

💡 Output files preserve numerical types so mathematical formulas like SUM and AVERAGE work immediately.

How to Convert Images to Excel (OCR)

Digitize photos, screenshots, and paper scans into editable spreadsheets using optical character recognition in 20+ languages.

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Upload Images or Screenshots

Supports PNG, JPG, JPEG, WebP, BMP, and TIFF

Upload photos of physical invoices, spreadsheet screenshots, paper receipts, or scanned documents. Batch upload multiple images at once.

💡 High-contrast images with clean lighting produce the most accurate OCR character recognition.

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Configure OCR & Language Settings

Choose from 20+ languages and enhancement filters

Select your document language (English, Hindi, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, etc.). Toggle image pre-processing (contrast auto-boost and Otsu binarization) for crisp text detection.

💡 Enable Auto-Upscale for small or low-resolution screenshots to sharpen small numbers and decimals.

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Review with Confidence Highlighting & Inline Editing

Inspect cell confidence and edit errors directly

Tesseract.js identifies table boundaries and colors cells by accuracy: Green (high confidence), Yellow (review recommended), and Red (low confidence). Click any cell to fix typos directly.

💡 Quickly scan red cells to fix misinterpreted characters (like 0 vs O or 1 vs l) before downloading.

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Export to Excel or CSV

Save as XLSX with optional sheet-per-image tabs

Download your digitized data as a polished XLSX workbook or CSV. Multi-image uploads can be merged into a single sheet or split into separate tabs.

💡 All OCR processing happens entirely in your browser memory — no sensitive photos are uploaded to any cloud.

CSV to Excel Converter

Convert CSV and TSV text files into styled, formatted Microsoft Excel workbooks with custom delimiters and automatic data-type detection.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your CSV, TSV, or comma-separated text file.
  2. Step 2Select delimiter (comma, semicolon, tab, pipe) and character encoding (UTF-8, Windows-1252).
  3. Step 3Preview column formatting, date recognition, and number parsing.
  4. Step 4Download the converted XLSX spreadsheet formatted for Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.
Pro Tip: Automatic number and date detection prevents leading zeros from being dropped on IDs and phone numbers.
Excel to CSV Converter

Export Excel workbooks (XLS, XLSX) to clean, standard CSV text files for databases, CRM platforms, and data science pipelines.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your Excel spreadsheet (XLS, XLSX, XLSM).
  2. Step 2Select which worksheet tab you want to export to CSV.
  3. Step 3Choose your preferred field delimiter (comma, semicolon, tab) and quote escaping rules.
  4. Step 4Download the clean UTF-8 CSV file ready for database or system imports.
Pro Tip: Choose UTF-8 encoding to preserve international accents, non-Latin scripts, and currency symbols.
Excel to JSON Converter

Transform spreadsheet rows into clean JSON arrays, nested key-value dictionaries, or API payloads with native type preservation.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your Excel or CSV file via the dropzone.
  2. Step 2Select output structure: Flat Array (for APIs), Sheet Dictionary, or Nested Objects (dot notation like user.name).
  3. Step 3Choose indentation (2-space pretty or minified) and empty-cell handling (omit, null, or empty string).
  4. Step 4Download the generated JSON file or copy it directly to your clipboard.
Pro Tip: Use dot notation headers (e.g. address.city, address.zip) to automatically produce deeply nested JSON objects.
JSON to Excel Converter

Convert JSON arrays, API responses, or JSON files into tabular Excel workbooks (.xlsx) with flattened nested properties.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Paste your JSON payload or upload a .json file.
  2. Step 2Configure flattening depth for nested JSON objects and array handling.
  3. Step 3Preview the tabular structure with detected column headers.
  4. Step 4Download your structured Excel or CSV file ready for analysis.
Pro Tip: Complex nested JSON trees are automatically unnested into dot-notated spreadsheet columns.
PowerPoint (PPT) to Excel Converter

Extract presentation tables, bulleted lists, and slide text from PPT and PPTX slideshows into organized spreadsheet rows.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your PowerPoint slideshow (.pptx, .ppt).
  2. Step 2Select extraction target: Slide Tables Only or All Slide Content.
  3. Step 3Choose whether each slide is placed into a separate sheet tab or unified into one sheet.
  4. Step 4Download your structured Excel file with all presentation data cataloged.
Pro Tip: Ideal for converting financial pitch decks, survey summary presentations, and boardroom reports into raw spreadsheets.
Data Cleaning Suite

Data Cleaning & Manipulation

Diff spreadsheets, remove duplicate entries, concatenate multi-column records, and automate mail merges.

Compare Excel Files (Diff)

Compare two Excel spreadsheets side by side to instantly highlight modified cell values, inserted rows, and deleted data.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your Original (Base) file and your Modified (Comparison) file.
  2. Step 2Select which sheets to compare and match primary key columns (e.g. ID, SKU, Email).
  3. Step 3Review the visual color-coded diff: Green for additions, Red for deletions, and Yellow for modified values.
  4. Step 4Export a detailed difference report listing every change with cell coordinates.
Pro Tip: Matching by a unique Key Column ensures accurate comparison even if rows have been sorted or reordered.
Remove Duplicate Rows

Identify, highlight, and purge duplicate entries in Excel and CSV files with customizable column matching rules.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your Excel or CSV dataset.
  2. Step 2Choose which columns to check for duplicates (e.g. Email, Phone, or All Columns).
  3. Step 3Select your retention strategy: Keep First occurrence, Keep Last occurrence, or Remove All duplicates.
  4. Step 4Download your deduplicated dataset with an optional audit sheet of removed rows.
Pro Tip: Toggle Case-Insensitive matching so "[email protected]" and "[email protected]" are accurately flagged as identical.
Combine Columns (Concatenate)

Merge two or more columns into a single consolidated column with custom delimiters, prefixes, and suffixes.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your Excel or CSV file.
  2. Step 2Select the columns you wish to join (e.g. "First Name" and "Last Name").
  3. Step 3Choose a separator (Space, Comma, Dash, Slash, or custom character).
  4. Step 4Preview the concatenated column and download the updated spreadsheet.
Pro Tip: Enable "Ignore Empty Cells" so missing middle names or secondary addresses do not produce awkward double spaces.
Mail Merge Generator

Generate customized letters, emails, and invoices from Excel rows using rich {{tags}} and conditional formatting.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your spreadsheet with recipient or customer records.
  2. Step 2Design your template in the rich editor with {{ColumnName}} tags, dynamic QR codes, and {{#if}} conditional blocks.
  3. Step 3Cycle through live previews to verify each personalized record.
  4. Step 4Generate and download all personalized documents as TXT, HTML, or PDF in a single ZIP file.
Pro Tip: Use {{qr Email}} or {{img LogoUrl}} to dynamically embed personalized QR codes and web images for each recipient.
Security & Optimization

Security, Encryption & Compression

Reduce bloated Excel file sizes and secure sensitive spreadsheets with AES password protection.

Compress Excel File Size

Shrink bloated Excel (.xlsx) file sizes by optimizing internal XML structures, stripping unused metadata, and compressing images.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your oversized Excel file.
  2. Step 2Choose your compression level: Balanced (recommended) or Maximum compression.
  3. Step 3The optimizer strips unused styles, clears ghost formatting ranges, and compresses embedded images.
  4. Step 4Download your slimmed-down workbook with 100% of data and formulas preserved.
Pro Tip: Great for files that exceed email attachment limits (25 MB) or cloud portal upload caps.
Encrypt Excel (Password Protect)

Protect confidential spreadsheets with military-grade 128-bit / 256-bit AES encryption before emailing or storing them.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload the Excel workbook you wish to protect.
  2. Step 2Enter and confirm a strong password.
  3. Step 3Select encryption standard (Standard or High Security AES-256).
  4. Step 4Download your encrypted workbook. It cannot be opened or viewed without the password.
Pro Tip: Encryption is performed client-side using industry-standard cryptography so your password and data are never sent to a server.
Unlock Excel (Decrypt Password)

Remove password protection from encrypted Excel files when you have the password, producing an unprotected copy.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your password-protected Excel file (.xlsx).
  2. Step 2Enter the document decryption password.
  3. Step 3The tool unlocks the file in your browser and decrypts the spreadsheet streams.
  4. Step 4Download the unlocked, unrestricted Excel file ready for editing and sharing.
Pro Tip: Ideal when you need to remove passwords from multiple company spreadsheets for batch merging or automated ingestion.
Formulas & Lookups

Lookup Automation Suite

Automate VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, multi-criteria joins, and fuzzy typo matching without writing formulas.

Excel VLOOKUP Helper

Perform instant vertical lookups between two tables without writing complex VLOOKUP formulas or dealing with #N/A errors.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your Primary table and Lookup table.
  2. Step 2Select the Lookup Column (the key to search for) and the Return Column (the data you want to retrieve).
  3. Step 3Choose exact match or approximate match.
  4. Step 4Download your enriched spreadsheet with the matched data joined seamlessly.
Pro Tip: No more counting column index numbers or locking cell ranges with $ symbols!
Excel XLOOKUP Helper

Modern 2-way lookups: search left, right, top, or bottom with automatic fallback values and exact matching.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your datasets.
  2. Step 2Select your search key and target columns (works in any direction, even searching to the left).
  3. Step 3Set fallback values for unmatched records (e.g. "Not Found" or 0).
  4. Step 4Download your merged spreadsheet with high-speed 2-way lookups applied.
Pro Tip: Overcomes VLOOKUP's classic limitation of only searching to the right of the lookup column.
Excel HLOOKUP Helper

Horizontal table lookups: search along a row and retrieve corresponding values from rows below.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your horizontal spreadsheet table.
  2. Step 2Choose the header row to search and the data row to retrieve.
  3. Step 3Specify match sensitivity.
  4. Step 4Download your transposed and looked-up dataset.
Pro Tip: Perfect for financial projection tables arranged horizontally by quarter or year.
INDEX & MATCH Tool

Dynamic 2-dimensional lookups matching both row headers and column headers simultaneously.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload your matrix or 2D table.
  2. Step 2Set your vertical row lookup criteria and horizontal column criteria.
  3. Step 3The tool performs a dynamic matrix intersection lookup.
  4. Step 4Download the looked-up results with zero formula errors.
Pro Tip: The gold standard for complex financial models and pricing matrices.
Multi-Criteria Lookup

Join tables based on multiple matching conditions (e.g. First Name AND Last Name AND Department).

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload both spreadsheets.
  2. Step 2Select multiple matching key pairs (e.g. Key 1: Customer ID, Key 2: Order Date).
  3. Step 3The engine joins rows only when ALL specified criteria match simultaneously.
  4. Step 4Download the multi-condition merged master table.
Pro Tip: Eliminates the tedious Excel workaround of creating helper concatenation columns.
Excel Fuzzy Lookup (Typo Matcher)

Approximate string matching: connect tables even when names, companies, or addresses contain typos and misspellings.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Step 1Upload both datasets.
  2. Step 2Select the text columns to compare (e.g. Company Name or Client Name).
  3. Step 3Adjust the similarity threshold (e.g. 85% match tolerance).
  4. Step 4Review matched pairs with similarity scores and export the reconciled table.
Pro Tip: Matches variations like "Microsoft Corp" vs "Microsoft Corporation" or "John Smith" vs "Jon Smith" automatically.

Pro Tips for Best Results

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Ensure all files use the same column order and naming for cleanest Single Spreadsheet merges.

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Large files? Close other browser tabs to free up memory for faster processing.

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Reorder files by dragging the grip handle — the merge order matches the file list order.

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You can mix XLS, XLSX, and CSV files in a single merge operation.

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All processing happens in your browser — your files never leave your device.

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Use the Data Range option to skip header rows or footer notes in messy spreadsheets.