Excel filters help you find exactly what you want, no matter how big your spreadsheet database is. Here's how to set number, text and data filters.

However, as it turns out, Excel offers an alternative to regex that gives you all the same functionality — and is available on all operating systems. They’re called advanced filters.

Learn how to filter data using wild cards and other complex criteria using Advanced Filter in Excel.

Use implicit And and Or operators with Excel's Advanced Filter feature to create complex, but powerful, filtering combos.