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    Virtually everything business users do with Excel involves worksheet formulas and functions. And this category concentrates on that topic.

    This category also includes what Microsoft calls “Names”—which many of us call “Range Names.” More accurately, however, “Names” are named formulas.

    Check tags for information about specific functions.

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    Two unusual formulas can use the SEARCH or FIND functions to search any number of cells for any number of words—almost instantly.

    How I Set Up SEARCH and FIND Formulas on Steroids

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    I've used Excel long enough to recognize when I've stumbled across an unusual formula. And it happened again a few minutes ago. In the past,...
    Here's how to calculate the annual rate of inflation both by comparing prices several years apart, and by several months apart.

    How to Calculate Inflation in Three Different Ways

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    Today, in the third quarter of 2021, the business press is churning out an avalanche of articles about the return of inflation. Although some...
    It should have been a simple Excel formula. But it became a two-part puzzle needing arrays, ASCII, and text concatenation to answer.

    A Two-Part Excel Puzzle, with Arrays, Text, ASCII, and Concatenation

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    Recently, I needed to compare two long columns of text of various lengths to make sure that each row of text in column A...
    Excel users made such a mess of nested IF functions that Microsoft created the IFS function to help. Here's how to tame both functions.

    How to Tame Nested IF Functions in Excel

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    When I review my Excel formulas from many years ago, one of the types of formulas that I'm most embarrassed about today is the...
    Excel's STOCKHISTORY function can return decades of history about the prices of stocks for thousands of public companies from many countries. Here's an introduction to that function.

    Introducing Excel’s STOCKHISTORY Function

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    The STOCKHISTORY function recently showed up in my non-beta version of Excel 365. Its appearance was a surprise because it wasn't announced as a What's...
    Here's how you can split delimited text into an array with a short Excel formula, and then wrap the formula with the INDEX function to return any value from the array.

    How to Split and Index Delimited Text with Excel Formulas

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    For the longest time I've wished that Microsoft would add a SPLIT function to Excel. The function would have a syntax like this... =SPLIT(text, delimiter,...
    I used the FILTER function to give me IFS-like power for PERCENTILE.INC. But then I realized the same pattern brings IFS-like power to many functions—including MEDIAN, STDEV.S, GEOMEAN, and perhaps even the FORECAST functions!

    Using the Hidden Power of Excel’s FILTER Function

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    When you take the time to explore a new worksheet function, it's amazing what you can discover! And I won't tell you about the really...
    Using Excel's LET, SORTBY, and SEQUENCE functions, and dynamic arrays, you easily can list any number of top and bottom results from a Table.

    How to Report Top and Bottom Results Using Dynamic Arrays in Excel

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    In How to Use Excel’s LET Function, I showed several examples of a powerful function that Microsoft added to Excel 365 in the summer...
    The LET function is the most powerful function that Microsoft has released for Excel in years. Here's an introduction to its features.

    How to Use Excel’s LET Function

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    In the summer of 2020, Microsoft introduced the LET function for Excel 365—one of the most-significant new worksheet functions that Microsoft has introduced in...
    Here's how to create an Excel array from two others, with the arrays stacked either one on top of the other, or side-by-side, like books on a shelf.

    How to Stack and Shelve Dynamic Arrays

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    While using Excel 365 recently, I needed to create one dynamic array that would consist of two arrays, with one stacked on top of...
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    Latest Articles

    Two unusual formulas can use the SEARCH or FIND functions to search any number of cells for any number of words—almost instantly.

    How I Set Up SEARCH and FIND Formulas on Steroids

    Formulas & Functions Charley Kyd -
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    I've used Excel long enough to recognize when I've stumbled across an unusual formula. And it happened again a few minutes ago. In the past,...
    Use this unique Excel dashboard to track the general rate of inflation, your personal rate, and the rate of the goods and services you buy.

    Inflation Tracker Excel Dashboard with Consumer Prices

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    U.S. President John F. Kennedy once said of a growing economy, "A rising tide lifts all boats." However, a rising inflationary tide does not lift...
    Excel's Quick Access Toolbar can save you many clicks and needless work. Here are the eight QAT tools that I use, and how I use them.

    Eight Great Tools for Your Quick Access Toolbar

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    I use eight great tools in my Quick Action Toolbar (QAT), and you might want to consider using them yourself. Before I get into the...
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