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Q. I’ve been trying to give descriptive names to spreadsheet cells—rather than use cell-location codes (A1, B2 and so forth)—and while sometimes it works, other ...

Many of us use Microsoft Excel to calculate the budget or do some additions and subtractions. We also know that it supports Macros which helps us to automate our tasks. An Excel sheet is no stranger ...

The function returns both columns as a spill array, automatically sizing to fit the data. This is why CHOOSECOLS is one of the Excel functions that can save significant time. It eliminates the need ...

The most basic example of a GETPIVOTDATA formula in Microsoft Excel is when the function is used to retrieve a grand total of all data in a PivotTable. In fact, the only thing you need to type is the ...

While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...

Have you ever stared at a massive spreadsheet, overwhelmed by the chaos of mixed data—names, IDs, codes—all crammed into single cells? It’s a common frustration for anyone managing large datasets in ...

Combining or merging the first and last names in an Excel spreadsheet or workbook requires using the CONCAT and Ampersand functions or formulas. You can also use ...

In previous versions of Excel, you had to combine first and last names using the Concatenate function, or its shortcut "&" method. Those methods are still valid in Excel 2013, but the combined data ...

How to take advantage of the Name box in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent Scrolling around a large sheet can be tedious, awkward, and occasionally, even fruitless because you simply can’t find ...

When you link a cell in Excel to a cell from another worksheet, the cell that contains the link shows the same data as the cell from the other worksheet. The cell that contains the link is called a ...

Microsoft Excel is an incredibly powerful application that can tackle everything from simple tables to complex financial spreadsheets, and you can even password-protect an Excel file to keep your data ...