A 10-second habit that makes every formula in your workbook explain itself.

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 ...

The CHOOSECOLS formula is a catalyst when it comes to selecting specific columns from a table. This formula allows you to streamline your data analysis process by quickly and easily extracting the ...

Excel is a great program with hundreds of helpful functions. Unfortunately, one function it's lacking is a simple way to merge two or more columns while preserving all of their data. If you try to use ...

Switching to XLOOKUP transformed how I build spreadsheets by removing fragile column counting and hidden lookup traps.

Duplicates in the same column are easy to find by sorting, filtering, and using conditional formatting. When none of those are an option, try this simple formula solution. We may earn from vendors via ...

Not everyone is an Excel spreadsheet expert and you may not always know how to write the formulas you need for a given data set. If you're having trouble figuring out the right formula for your data ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...