Functions like FILTER, SORTBY, UNIQUE, XLOOKUP, and VSTACK transform static grids into real-time data systems.

Have you ever found yourself staring at a massive spreadsheet, wondering how to extract just the right information without getting lost in a sea of data? Whether you’re a seasoned Excel user or just ...

Originally, Excel was not designed to be a real database. Its early database functions were limited in quantity and in quality. And because every record in an Excel database is visible on the screen ...

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...

Q. There was a December 2020 article in the JofA about cleaning and joining data using a program called Alteryx, but we don’t have access to this program. Could you explain how to do those tasks using ...

Data comes from all kinds of sources and Microsoft Power Query can you when you need to combine foreign data. It’s a bit easier than trying to do so in Microsoft Excel sometimes. Microsoft Power Query ...

Microsoft Excel’s new text functions make working with strings a breeze. A common task is to parse or find characters within a delimited string in Microsoft Excel. Fortunately, Excel has several ...

Many companies depend on up-to-date data to make informed decisions regarding their businesses. Millions of small businesses around the world use Microsoft Excel to input, analyze and evaluate ...