Build flexible Excel functions that automatically handle blanks, defaults, and overrides without messy nested IFs.

When creating formulas and equations on Microsoft Excel, users have the option of inserting multiple functions and conditions into a formula to attain a desired result. This action is often referred ...

Excel is a great program with hundreds of helpful functions. Unfortunately, one function it's lacking is a simple way to merge two or more columns while preserving all of their data. If you try to use ...

This is the demonstration file referenced in How to combine Excel’s VLOOKUP() function with a combo box for enhanced searching, by Susan Harkins. From the hottest programming languages to commentary ...

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

In previous versions of Excel, you had to combine first and last names using the Concatenate function, or its shortcut "&" method. Those methods are still valid in Excel 2013, but the combined data ...

Microsoft Excel includes quick stats via Analysis ToolPak; mean, median, and standard deviation are generated for selected ...

The ampersand symbol is a quick and easy way to combine data in Excel. To explain this method to you, I have created sample data in Excel with the names of some persons (refer to the above screenshot) ...