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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 Simple Excel Trick Makes Dynamic Filters Update Themselves in Seconds

Learn how DROP, REDUCE, LAMBDA, and STACK make Excel arrays update automatically, split text, and stack filtered results ...

Excel HYPERLINK Secret Turns Messy Workbooks into Sleek Dashboards

Learn practical HYPERLINK tips, from dynamic sheet links and navigation buttons to XLOOKUP row jumps and tidy anchor text for client reports.
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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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The strangest Excel functions you'll never use

D espite its age, Excel continues to evolve with new functions being added over time. There are newer better Excel functions ...
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Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
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How to Use Excel to Simulate Stock Prices

Carol M. Kopp edits features on a wide range of subjects for Investopedia, including investing, personal finance, retirement planning, taxes, business management, and career development. Some active ...
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Human Resources: Key Roles and Responsibilities in Business

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...