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These wildcards in Excel are your secret weapon for faster, smarter searches

The asterisk (*) is the wildcard character that represents any sequence of characters, including when there are no characters at all. It’s the most flexible of the bunch, since it can replace any ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
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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.
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Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...
ZDNet

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 ...
Golf Digest

5 match play putt-giving tactics—how to use each of them

It's Match Play time in the Golf Digest offices. At the start of golf season every year, everyone in the company is randomly drawn into a big bracket. It's a fun—and at times, heated—competition. And ...
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How to Use Excel FILTER, XLOOKUP, and SUMIFS for Improved Data Analysis

Excel formulas are the foundation of effective data management and analysis. Selecting the right formula can significantly enhance your productivity, minimize errors, and improve the accuracy of your ...
JournalofAccountancy

How to use Excel’s AGGREGATE Function

Q. Could you explain how the AGGREGATE function works in Excel? A. AGGREGATE is possibly the most versatile function in Excel. Think of it as an advanced version of the SUBTOTAL function that offers ...
Windows Report

How to Use Excel INDEX and MATCH Functions in Formulas

The INDEX function in Excel is used to get the value of a cell from a table when you specify the row and column numbers. In contrast the MATCH function provides the position of a cell in an array that ...
Digital Trends

How to use Microsoft Excel: a guide for beginners

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 ...
Windows Report

Microsoft introduces new Regex modes for the XLOOKUP and XMATCH functions in Excel

Microsoft has rolled out new regex modes for XLOOKUP and XMATCH functions in Excel for Windows and Mac users. Regex, or regular expressions, are sequences of characters that help define search ...