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Microsoft Excel's selection pane: The best tool you didn't know you had

There's a ghost in your Excel spreadsheet. It's that invisible text box you keep accidentally clicking, or the chart that ...
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This is the Excel feature I've been waiting 10 years for

If you've ever wished Excel could handle text patterns the way Python or JavaScript does, these functions deliver exactly ...

Microsoft just fixed one of Word’s most annoying quirks

Adding hyperlinks in Microsoft Word is getting a long-overdue upgrade, and it fixes a workflow annoyance users have lived ...

Fix your PDF headaches with this all-in-one editor, now $24 for life

Right now, you can secure a lifetime subscription to PDF Converter and Editor for just $23.99 (reg. $99.99) with code CONVERT ...

Build Faster Excel Workflows Using FILTER, IFS, XLOOKUP, and LET for Real-World Data

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with ...
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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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Kelly Rowland Explains Iconic Microsoft Excel Text from ‘Dilemma’ Video

In 2002, Kelly Rowland and Nelly released their collaboration “Dilemma," a defining early-2000s R&B hit. Equally as iconic is the song’s music video, which introduced a variety of new technologies. In ...
Redmond Magazine

Working With Checkboxes in Excel, Part 2: Adding Complexity

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...
Redmond Magazine

Working With Checkboxes in Excel, Part 1: Adding and Configuring

Learn how to add, configure and use checkboxes in Excel to create interactive task lists and trigger formatting without relying on macros. Recently, Microsoft has introduced the ability to add ...
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Here's how Microsoft Excel's Text Analysis can greatly streamline workflows, if you're working with a lot of data

Microsoft has introduced text analysis features in Excel aimed at helping users derive insights from surveys, reviews, and other textual data with ease. Copilot is a new feature in Excel that can help ...
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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 ...
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Nifty Copilot alternatives that add AI to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft is currently focusing significant financial and human resources on the development of its AI assistant Copilot and its integration into Windows and Microsoft 365 applications. The company ...