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Excel's newest functions are flashy, but these classics are still the best

Old-school Excel functions like SUMPRODUCT, INDEX/MATCH, and IFERROR remain essential for stable, readable, and maintainable ...
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Power Query Isn’t Required: New Excel Functions Handle Straightforward Sources Cleanly

Have you ever felt like importing data into Excel is more complicated than it needs to be? Below My Online Training Hub walks through how Microsoft’s latest Excel functions, `IMPORTCSV` and ...
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Experts urge Excel users to rethink default reliance on PivotTables

Excel experts are warning that while PivotTables remain powerful for quick data summaries, they can slow workflows, become error-prone, and obscure logic when overused. Newer tools like PIVOTBY, Power ...
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How to use Power Query to let Excel automatically complete data updates

PowerQuery is a powerful tool in Excel that allows you to import, clean, and analyze data from various sources. One of the key features of PowerQuery is its ability to refresh data automatically, ...
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Good news for Excel users: You can now import data from CSV files without Power Query

To make it easier to pull a .csv or .txt file directly into Excel without having to deal with Power Query, Microsoft is introducing two new import functions. Microsoft is making two new Import ...
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A super easy way to generate new records from multi-value columns using Excel Power Query

A super easy way to generate new records from multi-value columns using Excel Power Query Your email has been sent Have a complex Excel problem? Power Query to the rescue! Analyzing data often means ...
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How to combine data ranges with Microsoft Power Query in Excel

How to combine data ranges with Microsoft Power Query in Excel Your email has been sent Microsoft Power Query showed up in Excel 2016, though earlier versions can ...