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How to Use the VALUE Function in Microsoft Excel

Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.

Reverse COUNTIFS : Excel Trick Will Change How You Analyze Data

Learn how the reverse COUNTIFS method can simplify data checks, save time, and enhance your Excel skills with binary outputs.
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Old Excel functions you should stop using (and what to replace them with)

VLOOKUP has been the go-to function for looking up data in Excel for years, but it comes with limitations. You can only search in the leftmost column and return values to the right. If your lookup ...
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How I get column titles in Microsoft Excel to fit perfectly

Have you ever tried to drag the header columns in an Excel spreadsheet to make them fit the text? I have and just when I think I’ve got it right, a quick glimpse down the line of columns usually ...
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How to Combine 2 Columns With a Space in Excel

There could be times during your daily workflow when you may want to combine 2 columns in Excel with a space. Let’s say you have first names in one column and last names in another. Now, instead of ...
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Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...
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Quickly clean data with Excel’s TRIMRANGE and trim references

Q. How do the TRIMRANGE function and trim references in Excel work? A. Excel’s TRIMRANGE function and trim references help users quickly tidy up datasets. This makes for a cleaner, easier-to-follow, ...
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Texas ranks 37th in fourth grade reading. It's time for bold action on literacy | Opinion

The latest Nation's Report Card results paint a stark picture of literacy in Texas. Our average reading scores now rank 37th in the nation for fourth-graders and 44th for eighth-graders, both ...
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Freeze Row And Column in Excel: How to do it?

If you’re working with a large amount of data, you often need to freeze a row and column in Excel to be able to navigate and see column/row names. This is simpler than you think, and today we’ll show ...
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Using Excel’s What-If Analysis with Data Table for data analysis

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...
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UDTable loads data in reverse order

When loading data to a UD-Table, it is loading in reverse. I do not have any sort options active. If you click on a column 3 times (to sort down, up and then remove any sort options), it corrects the ...