Quickly Get All Combinations of Multiple Lists in Excel
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🎯 Don't spend an age of tedious copy and paste work to combine lists when you could do this in minutes. You may not be familiar with it yet, but there's an easy way to combine multiple lists in Excel that doesn't require formulas or code!
🕑 Video Timings:
00:00 What will you be learning
00:44 DO NOT do it this way
01:50 Fast Method - Make Tables
03:06 Fast Method - Name Tables
04:07 Fast Method - Load Tables
06:08 Fast Method - Combine Tables
09:03 Fast Method - Tidy Up
11:19 Expanding Lists are OK
12:47 Fast Method - Potential Issues
15:19 Formula Method - Why Use
16:10 Formula Method - Setup for Success
16:42 Possible Formula Method
18:43 Better Formula Method
22:26 Turning Numbers Into Output
24:19 The Problem with Formulas
25:08 Fixing the End Position
26:16 Formulas with expanding lists
28:06 Recommendation
In this comprehensive Microsoft Excel tutorial, I delve into the intricacies of combining two independent lists efficiently, catering to users of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced Excel enthusiasts. By the end of this tutorial, you'll not only understand how to combine lists but also grasp the underlying principles and best practices that govern Excel data manipulation.
Here's a detailed breakdown of what you'll discover in this tutorial:
1. Introduction to List Combination: I provide a clear explanation of the need to combine lists, illustrating scenarios where this technique proves invaluable. Whether it's merging categories with months or any other data sets, I emphasize the importance of streamlining data management tasks.
2. Three Methodologies Explored: I meticulously dissect three distinct methodologies for combining lists: the fastest method using Power Query, a formula-based approach, and the manual method. Each method caters to different preferences and requirements, ensuring viewers have multiple strategies at their disposal.
3. In-Depth Exploration of Power Query: For the fastest and most efficient solution, I offer a step-by-step guide to utilizing Power Query. From transforming data into tables to leveraging custom columns for seamless combination, viewers will gain a deep understanding of Power Query's capabilities.
4. Benefits of Power Query: I elucidate the myriad benefits of employing Power Query, emphasizing its role in accelerating data processing, enhancing workflow efficiency, and facilitating the creation of dynamic, refreshable lists.
5. Power Query Tips and Tricks: To maximize the utility of Power Query, I share invaluable tips and tricks, such as naming conventions for tables, ensuring clarity and organization within Excel workbooks.
6. Formula-Based Alternative Demystified: While Power Query reigns supreme for many tasks, I also meticulously explore a formula-based alternative for list combination. By breaking down complex formulas and addressing potential pitfalls, viewers gain insights into leveraging formulas effectively.
7. Advantages and Disadvantages Analysis: I conduct a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each methodology, enabling viewers to make informed decisions based on their specific requirements and constraints.
8. Practical Applications and Real-World Scenarios: Throughout the tutorial, I provide practical examples and real-world scenarios to contextualize the concepts, ensuring viewers grasp the relevance and applicability of the techniques demonstrated.
9. Conclusion and Actionable Recommendations: In the conclusion, I summarize key takeaways and offer actionable recommendations, encouraging viewers to implement the techniques learned to streamline their Excel workflows effectively.
10. Call to Action: Finally, I invite viewers to subscribe for more actionable Excel tips and tutorials, empowering them to continually enhance their Excel proficiency and productivity.
In conclusion, this tutorial equips you with the tools and insights needed to conquer Excel data manipulation challenges with confidence and efficiency. Whether you prefer the lightning-fast Power Query method or the formula-based approach, you'll find actionable strategies to streamline your workflows and achieve tangible results. Don't let cumbersome data management tasks slow you down-subscribe now, and unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel to propel your productivity to new heights. Join me on this journey towards Excel mastery, where clarity, precision, and results-driven solutions reign supreme. Subscribe, learn, and excel-your future in Excel awaits!
mashallah sir,,,those divide their knowledge into others will receive where they do not know
Thank you for commenting. Hope you found the video useful 👍
Awesome! this video helped me manage my work without depending on others. Thank you :)
Great to hear that. It feels good to be independent didn't it 👍 John
Very nice, it gave me the PQ info that I was looking for to put all the combinations into one result table. This approach needs Refresh, which is not a problem where I expect to use it, but do you have any idea how to build a MAKEARRAY to get a dynamic list from one formula? I've gotten it this far, but can't get the LAMBDA part:
=Let(T1R,ROWS(tblProdCat),T2R,ROWS(tblRegion),T3R,ROWS(tblCustSeg),MAKEARRAY(T1R*T2R*T3R,3,LAMBDA( ........
I don't work with LAMBDA enough to get a real feel for it, but once the 544x3 array is made I've got a feeling it should be able to handle filling it out. David
Glad you got what you needed for the query. Like you though, I have very little experience with LAMBDA so not going to be able to help. I tend to avoid anything other people using my spreadsheets can't fix themselves 😉
This is interesting. However, can PQ be used to get unique combinations? For example, if I have three lists of four objects (A,B,C,D) can PQ be used to generate AAA, AAB etc, but not duplicates like ABA or BAA? This would be advantageous because the number of unique combinations is much less than the number of combinations. In this case, the number of combinations is 4^3 = 64 and the number of unique combinations is 20.
Not sure if this is the best method, but one approach in PQ could be this: run the same process as before but also give each item a unique value. Then sum each row and remove the duplicate rows, then remove all the value columns to clean it up. John 👍
Any chance we're able to do this with parameters? Like each combination must equal 100%? For instance, five pieces of a pie divvied up into 5% increments? (i.e. combination 1 - 100%, 0%, 0%, 0%, 0%; combination 2 - 95%, 5%, 0%, 0%, 0%; combination 3 - 95%, 0%, 5%, 0%, 0%; etc.)
Not sure how you'd do that but this technique is about combining data rather than creating the combinations.
VSTACK, HSTACK with EXPAND?
Seems like it might work... But I'd have to have a play around to see how to do it. Do you have the answer Richard?
@@Up4Excel I've used the functions but haven't tried it with your exact setup but I think they can do it. Actuaĺy pretty straightforward application of these functions unless there is some hidden quirk in your setup that I missed.
Imteresting video but I watched it quickly p n my phone while fixing breakfast! That's why the question mark at the end of my comment!!