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How to apply named ranges to existing formulas in Excel
The use of named ranges is a very powerful tool for creating references in Excel. In addition to making formulas easier to read, you don't have to remember the exact cell and range references when writing formulas. If you have already been using named ranges,...
How to use Wildcard criteria in Excel formulas
Wildcard is a term for a special kind of a character that can represent one or more "unknown" characters, and Excel has a wildcard character support. You can use wildcards for filtering, searching, or inside the formulas. In this guide, we're going to show you how to...
How to simplify Nested IF statements
Nested IF statements are useful for creating more complicated scenarios in Excel. However, things can get quickly out of hand as the number of conditions increase. For example, five conditions means at least four IF functions, hence lots of parenthesis to deal with....
How to Make Excel Remove Named Range Containing Errors
Managing and removing named ranges in Excel can be a challenging task, as you would have to do this one by one for each field. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to make Excel remove named range containing errors. [button...
Excel TEXTJOIN and CONCAT
Excel TEXTJOIN and CONCAT functions are relatively new, and welcome additions to Excel’s plethora of functions. Both functions have been released with Excel 2016 as a replacement for the CONCATENATE function to make it easier to merge multiple text strings. In this...
CONCAT vs CONCATENATE
For a long time, the only option to combine text strings has been using the CONCATENATE function, which does nothing more than what the ampersand (&) operator does. Recently, Microsoft has released the CONCAT and TEXTJOIN formulas with Excel 2016. In this guide,...
How to create dynamic images in Excel without VBA
Wouldn't be nice if images in Excel updated automatically with certain prompts? In this guide, we're going to show you how to create dynamic images in Excel. [button...
How to find duplicates in Excel and remove or consolidate them
Duplicate values in a dataset can cause headaches if you do not know how to deal with them. In this guide, we're going to show you how to find duplicates in Excel and also go over how you can remove or consolidate them using a few examples. [button...
How to prevent a #REF error in Excel
A #REF! error in Excel indicates an invalid reference. This pesky error can pop up after removing a sheet, rows or columns, or copying a formula. In this guide, we're going to show you how to prevent a #REF error in Excel. [button...