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How to use the new TEXTSPLIT() function in Microsoft Excel

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 ...
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How to generate random text using the RANDARRAY() function in Excel

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.
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Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

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 ...
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How to us new Excel TRANSLATE Function that supports over 100 languages

The TRANSLATE function in Excel enables you to translate text into over 100 languages, covering a wide range of commonly spoken languages worldwide. This function is particularly useful for creating ...
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The easy way to join text in Excel

Q. I have a list of email addresses that I need to join in one cell, with each address separated by a semicolon. I use the formula =A1&”;”&A2&”;”&A3 or CONCATENATE to create the email group. However, ...