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Performance becomes an issue with large datasets too. A poorly written macro can bog down Excel and take forever to complete, but well-designed formulas or other tools like Power Query often handle ...

Have you ever tried to drag the header columns in an Excel spreadsheet to make them fit the text? I have and just when I think I’ve got it right, a quick glimpse down the line of columns usually ...

While the PIVOTBY function can only reference source data in Excel, if you create a PivotTable in Excel 2016 or later or Excel for Microsoft 365, you can choose to pull in data from an external source ...

In this post, we’ll show you how to convert a PDF to Excel for free using Copilot AI. Microsoft Copilot is a powerful AI assistant that helps streamline your day-to-day tasks. From summarizing sales ...

The Developer tab in Excel is a feature for advanced users and developers who want to access tools for creating custom forms, macros, and other interactive content in their workbooks. The tab is not ...

Have you ever struggled with Excel formulas, trying to calculate running totals only to be left with errors and frustration? Many of us have faced the challenge of managing datasets where each row’s ...

Microsoft Excel is a powerful database management tool with all sorts of in-depth problem-solving functions and dynamic formatting. To make the most of it, though, you need to know the basics. Using ...

When working with address data, you may encounter situations where you need to merge multiple columns, such as address, town, and postcode, into a single column. Power Query makes this task a breeze.

If you want to know how to use VLOOKUP formula in Excel with multiple sheets, you’ve landed on the right page. The simplest way to use the VLOOKUP formula is in which all the data is on the same sheet ...

We show you how to use the SUM formula in Excel, how to use the AutoSum feature and how simple additions with the plus sign work. Microsoft Excel is the most widely-used spreadsheet program, integral ...