From simple keyword flags to advanced audits, this universal function outperforms modern tools for everyday Excel tasks.

Custom formulas let you dictate exactly what goes into cells.

You can add text to a cell in Microsoft Excel the traditional way by simply typing, but there are other ways to get the job done. For example, you can use a formula, or even a function to accomplish ...

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 ...

Q. I have a long list of usernames that I need to make into email addresses by adding “@mtsu.edu” to the end of each username. Is there a simple way to do this, or will the ending have to be typed in ...

Excel’s Text functions are a major time saver if your job entails managing massive data, especially data that’s imported from other sources. Fortunately, all ASCII data is easily imported, but the ...

The ampersand symbol is a quick and easy way to combine data in Excel. To explain this method to you, I have created sample data in Excel with the names of some persons (refer to the above screenshot) ...

Stop Excel errors by using these 8 key symbols, like ' to keep leading zeros and ~ to search for literal * or ? characters in data.

The IF function is one of the most flexible functions in Microsoft Excel and has a range of uses that can be helpful in comparing data entries and isolating specific data points. The IF function can ...

Manually finding and replacing parts of text can be exceedingly tedious for lengthy Excel spreadsheets. Luckily, Microsoft included a couple of useful tools for locating text parts and replacing them ...

ChatGPT can assist with complex Excel formulas, including a VLOOKUP plus IFERROR to return not listed when no match appears.