How to split cells in Excel

How to split cells in Excel

When you copying data from an external source, more often than not, you’ll get the entire data stuffed into a single column. This is rarely how you want to see data in Excel, as the whole point behind using spreadsheets is to be able to manipulate and analyze...
How to use a wildcard in Excel formula

How to use a wildcard in Excel formula

Excel supports wildcard characters in formulas to find values that share a simple pattern. For example, if you are looking for a string with known ending or beginning, and unknown characters in the middle, you can use wildcard characters to tell Excel to look for all...
How to do a wildcard search in Excel

How to do a wildcard search in Excel

Excel’s Find and Replace feature is a versatile tool that can help you find specific values in your workbook. You can capitalize on this feature by using wildcard characters to find values that share a similar pattern. If you know how your search value starts...
How to remove blank rows in Excel using sorting

How to remove blank rows in Excel using sorting

Blank rows can be a not so small nuisance in data collection applications. In addition to making data management harder, an unorganized data set filled with blanks can mess with your calculations. Furthermore, Excel uses blanks as limits of ranges when you add a...
How to remove blank rows in Excel using filters

How to remove blank rows in Excel using filters

Blank rows can be a not so small nuisance in data collection applications. In addition to making data management harder, an unorganized data set filled with blanks can mess with your calculations. Furthermore, Excel uses blanks as limits of ranges when you add a...
How to calculate standard deviation in Excel

How to calculate standard deviation in Excel

One of the fundamental operations of statistical analysis is calculating the standard deviation of a data set. In this article, we’re going to show you how to calculate standard deviation in Excel using the STDEV.S and STDEV.P functions. Syntax =STDEV.S( array...