The FIND function allows you to find a text string within another. It returns the position at which a character or string begins within another text string. The LEN function calculates the length of ...

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...

Microsoft Excel’s new text function TEXTSPLIT() is Excel’s TEXT TO COLUMNS feature in a formula and a bit more. Working with strings in Microsoft Excel is common, whether you’re parsing, concatenating ...

Use the RANDARRAY() dynamic array function to return random names or other text in Microsoft Excel. The recent article How to generate random letters in Excel shows you how to generate random letters.

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

Struggling with managing large datasets in Excel? You’re not alone. Many users find themselves bogged down by repetitive tasks and complex formulas. But there’s good news! Excel offers advanced ...

When you're working with data in Excel, certain tasks can feel unnecessarily tedious. Maybe you need to split a column of full names into separate first and last name columns, or combine text from ...