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The simple Excel function that decides if your formula spills or returns one value

For decades, Excel worked on a simple principle: you enter a formula into one cell, and it returns a single result into that ...
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Use an Excel array function to create an AverageIf function

Use an Excel array function to create an AverageIf function Your email has been sent Excel doesn't have a built-in AVERAGEIF() function, but you can still average values, conditionally. Excel has ...
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You need to know the difference between a range and an array in Excel

Excel processes the range (A1:A10) by converting it into an array in memory. This array is what Excel works with to calculate the sum. The distinction is subtle but important: while the range is the ...
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How to use the FILTER() dynamic array function in Excel

How to use the FILTER() dynamic array function in Excel Your email has been sent Filtering is a huge part of many Microsoft Excel sheets, and fortunately, there are ...
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Microsoft Excel: A dynamic new way to SORT data arrays

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...
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Microsoft opens up Excel to custom data types with images, arrays, and more

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft Excel used to only allow two types of data: text and numbers. After ...