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Document formulas in Excel like code with N() function

The simplest way to start documenting Excel formulas like a coder is by using the N () function. Although its primary job is to convert non-numeric values into numbers, it has a hidden quirk: because ...
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The simple Excel function that decides if your formula spills or returns one value

If you decide to spill the results, you can then use the spilled range operator (#) to perform a calculation on the spilled ...
TWCN Tech News

How to change Text Direction in Excel from Vertical to Horizontal

In this post, we’ll show you how to change text direction in Excel from vertical to horizontal. “Vertical text” in Excel can mean different things depending on how your sheet is set up. Sometimes your ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

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 ...
The New York Times

Study Finds Evidence That Text-Based Therapy Eases Depression

A large-scale randomized trial of texting therapy concluded that its outcomes were as good as video sessions in treating depression. By Ellen Barry One of the most popular mental health innovations of ...
Forbes

The Surprising Idea That Generative AI Might Be Better Off Using Visual Images Of Text Rather Than Pure Text As Tokens

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. For anyone versed in the technical underpinnings of LLMs, this ...
Yahoo

Kelly Rowland Explains Iconic Microsoft Excel Text from ‘Dilemma’ Video

Nelly and Kelly Rowland during The 45th GRAMMY Awards - Backstage - Day Two at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. M. Caulfield/WireImage In 2002, Kelly Rowland and Nelly ...
PC World

I tuned the text in Windows 11 to be so much clearer. Here’s how

Occasionally, I’ll get on a PC where the text just doesn’t look right. It either looks too faint or is a little blurry, which puts unnecessary strain on my eyes. That’s why I tune the text now to ...
Complex

Kelly Rowland Explains Iconic Microsoft Excel Text from ‘Dilemma’ Video

In 2002, Kelly Rowland and Nelly released their collaboration “Dilemma," a defining early-2000s R&B hit. Equally as iconic is the song’s music video, which introduced a variety of new technologies. In ...
Microsoft

Formulas, fandom and an AI-fueled future — Microsoft Excel celebrates 40 years

When Andrew Grigolyunovich first started using Excel more than two decades ago, he never imagined the spreadsheet program would land him in Las Vegas or on ESPN. The Latvian financial consultant ...