How-To Geek on MSN

Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method

Counting non-empty cellsThe COUNTBLANK-COUNTA conflict (and how to fix it)Summary: Choosing the right counting functionIn ...
Computerworld

How to use Excel formulas and functions

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...
TWCN Tech News

10 Text functions in Excel with examples

The FIND function allows you to find a text string within another. It returns the position at which a character or string begins within another text string. The output of the above function will be 5, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Best Excel formulas and functions to improve your spreadsheet productivity

To kick things off, let’s explore how to perform essential calculations like determining the total salary and headcount by department. This is where functions such as `COUNTIFS`, `SUMIFS`, and ...
TechRepublic

How to turn complex formulas into easy-to-use custom functions using LAMBDA() in Excel

How to turn complex formulas into easy-to-use custom functions using LAMBDA() in Excel Your email has been sent LAMBDA functions are new to Microsoft Excel. With LAMBDA functions, you can turn a ...
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 ...