Alignment by shared field

Pick one attribute every item has, then order and register all items on it so the same detail sits in the same spot for each. Comparing becomes reading straight down one column. It scales past two items to the whole set.

Pick one attribute every item has, then order and register all items on it so the same detail sits in the same spot for each. Comparing becomes reading straight down one column. It scales past two items to the whole set.

Example

Sort all six candidate trip itineraries by departure date, and give each a fixed column: flight time, hotel, nights, total cost. Now you check price by reading down one column instead of hunting across four tabs and a text thread.