A cluttered Excel sheet can be a nightmare—extra spaces, inconsistent formatting, random text everywhere. But with the right ...

You will only see these language functions (added in December 2024) if you're using the Excel Windows or Mac desktop app as a Microsoft 365 subscriber, Excel for the web, or the Excel mobile app.

TEXTJOIN function is available in Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, and Excel 2021. The syntax of the TEXTJOIN function is as follows: TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, [text2], …) Where, ...

Here’s a breakdown: LEFT(C2) extracts the first character from the text in C2 (Excel assumes the num_chars argument to be 1 by default when it’s not specified in the LEFT function).

The Sort Excel function is a powerful tool for organizing and arranging your data in a meaningful order. Whether you need to sort numbers, text, or dates, this function has you covered.

SEE: Why Microsoft Lists is the new Excel (TechRepublic) The latest Office Insider betas for Microsoft 365 subscribers add new functions that act like the Text-to-Columns wizard.

REGEXREPLACE replaces text strings with new ones. These functions enhance text handling precision and provide users with flexible tools for working with data. Microsoft has also added Forms to Excel.

Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.

First, you must start with an equal sign so Excel knows it is dealing with a formula. Otherwise, Excel will simply display exactly what you typed and not perform the calculation. Remember to include a ...

Wrapping text in an Excel cell makes it easier to view all of the data in that cell. A wrapped cell expands as you type into it, so it will always fit everything you type. Wrapping text isn't the ...