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Excel for Windows Gets a Feature That Could Save You Hours

In the screenshot below, when the first and last initials of the names in columns A and B are typed into cells C2, C3, and C4 ...

Struggling with Excel Formula Errors? This Guide Has the Answers

Fix Excel formulas that won’t spill! Learn how to troubleshoot #VALUE errors caused by Analysis ToolPak functions and improve your workflow.

Stop Using Basic Excel Drop-Downs : 5 Advanced Tricks For Dynamic Drop-Downs

Discover 5 advanced Excel drop-down techniques to create dynamic, auto-updating lists and improve your data management skills.
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Banish Spreadsheet Headaches: How I Use ChatGPT as My Excel and Google Sheets Wingman

Tools like Excel and Google Sheets are ubiquitous these days, and learning how to use them more effectively will quickly ...
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3 New Microsoft Excel Features to Try in November 2025

All details in this article are correct as of October 29, 2025. Accessibility to some of the latest Excel features depends on ...
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Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

If you would like to follow along with the examples, you can download this Excel workbook and view the video at the end of this item. Note that the following content is based on Microsoft ...

Engineered E. coli use direct, cell-to-cell contact to grow into new structures

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.