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How to Use the VALUE Function in Microsoft Excel

Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number. This can be hard-coded inside double quotes or a reference to a cell ...
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XLOOKUP Tip: Retrieve Data From Non-Adjacent Columns

Learn how to use Excel’s XLOOKUP to return data from non-adjacent columns, saving time and making your spreadsheets more ...

8 Excel Features That Quickly Improve Your Work : Flash Fill, Paste Special & the Magic F4 Key

Learn Paste Special math, Flash Fill patterns, Go To Special filters, and the F4 shortcut to clean data fast and share Excel ...
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Data Cleaning Tools and Techniques for Non-Coders

Understanding, organizing, and validating data directly affects the accuracy of stories. New tools make cleaning accessible ...

Pick the Right Excel Lookup, XLOOKUP or FILTER for Your Data & Stop Wasting Time

Learn when FILTER beats XLOOKUP, when it does not, and how to handle multiple matches, nth items, and multi-condition lookups with clear steps.