Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

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 ...

Q. I have a list of email addresses that I need to join in one cell, with each address separated by a semicolon. I use the formula =A1&”;”&A2&”;”&A3 or CONCATENATE to create the email group. However, ...

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. Part of my job involves keeping track of all the departments’ budget status, which takes several hours each month. Is there a quicker way to do this? A. The task alluded to in the question involves ...

Excel functions, or formulas, lie at the heart of the application’s deep well of capabilities. Today we’ll tackle IF statements, a string of commands that determine whether a condition is met or not.

If you have used multiple functions in a spreadsheet and now you want to remove all of them but keep the values, here is how you can do that. There are mainly two ways to remove the formula in Excel ...