The strangest character in Excel might be its smartest.

Microsoft Excel is a computer program that users across the globe use to calculate their spreadsheets or arrange their data. Excel provides over 300 functions that can assist individuals to make quick ...

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Microsoft Excel's VLOOKUP function fetches data from different cells. It searches an array for a specific value and returns the value of a cell adjacent to it. Normally, VLOOKUP retrieves this data ...

Comments in Excel come in handy for documenting your spreadsheet so you can remember what all the formulas are for or to provide instructions for other spreadsheet users. The How-To Geek points out a ...

DATEDIF(), which means Date + Dif, is a compatibility function left over from Lotus 1-2-3 that Microsoft adopted in Excel version 2000, which is the only version that explains how this function works.

Q. How do I use the FILTER function in Excel, and how is this an improvement over the filter feature? A. The FILTER function was introduced five years ago as part of the Excel Dynamic Arrays rollout.