TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER are a few more of my favorite Excel functions to clean messy spreadsheets. Excel's newer text ...

Overview Functions like INDEX MATCH, SUMIF, and XNPV allow professionals to work smarter, not harder, especially when handling large or complex data sets.Using ...

Next, tidy up the appearance of your text. Stick to clean, professional fonts like Calibri, Arial, or Times New Roman, and use consistent sizes—say 12pt for headers and 11pt for all other text. Align ...

Microsoft is adding a COPILOT function to Excel, letting you use natural language prompts inside formulas to analyze, summarize, and categorize data.

The dot operator and trim range function in modern Excel make formulas more dynamic, concise, and error-resistant, reducing the need for manual adjustments like dragging fill handles.

Learn how Excel's TRIMRANGE function and Trim References operator simplify data management and enhance dynamic calculations.

This month’s column shows how to use the remarkably versatile AGGREGATE function in Excel.

The lookup function in Excel can save you a lot of time and effort, but only if you actually know how to use its many forms and alterations.

Excel’s UNIQUE function allows users to extract unique values from a dataset, making it easier to identify and remove duplicates.