18 power shortcuts every Excel user should know

I used to be clunky in Microsoft Excel not knowing the most efficient way to do things. That was before I learned some ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to use the REPT function in Excel to create text-based progress bars

Build stable, high-performance dashboards using REPT formulas and UNICHAR symbols instead of conditional formatting.
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How to use the BYROW function in Microsoft Excel

BYROW replaces thousands of table formulas with one spill formula, making spreadsheets leaner and much more robust.
JournalofAccountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

Q. I use Excel to do traditional linear forecasting, but I would like to upgrade to exponential smoothing for more accurate forecasts. Is there a way to do this in Excel? A. Accurate forecasting 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 ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Should NC high schools stop using class rank? State ed leaders want that option.

Members of the Knightdale High School Class of 2014 make their way up the steps into the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts’ Memorial Auditorium in downtown Raleigh for their graduation ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Windows Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating AI Microsoft AI CEO curiously ...