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Excel formulas, unusual formula combinations, VBA, Power Query and dashboards — from basics to clever tricks.

ROW Function in Excel: Row Number of a Cell

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11 May 2020 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

ROW Function in Excel: Row Number of a Cell

ROW returns the row number of a reference (or of the cell it is in). It is the quiet engine behind serial numbers and…

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11 May 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Lookup & Reference

IFS Function in Excel: Several Conditions Without Nested IFs

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10 May 2020 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

IFS Function in Excel: Several Conditions Without Nested IFs

IFS checks conditions in order and returns the value for the first TRUE one — cleaner than nesting IF inside IF.

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10 May 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Logical

OCT2HEX Function in Excel: Octal to Hexadecimal

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8 May 2020 · Engineering · 1 min read

OCT2HEX Function in Excel: Octal to Hexadecimal

OCT2HEX converts a octal number to hexadecimal. Used for device codes, permission bits, memory addresses and number-system lessons.

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8 May 2020 by Atul Vij Engineering, Excel Functions A–Z

ISODD Function in Excel: Is the Number Odd?

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30 Apr 2020 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

ISODD Function in Excel: Is the Number Odd?

InformationLevel: BeginnerAvailable in: Excel 2007+ISODD returns TRUE for odd numbers (decimals are truncated first).Syntax=ISODD(number)ArgumentWhat it.

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30 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Information

SEQUENCE Function in Excel: Generate a List of Numbers or Dates

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28 Apr 2020 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

SEQUENCE Function in Excel: Generate a List of Numbers or Dates

SEQUENCE creates a spilled list of numbers — serial numbers, calendars, repeating patterns.

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28 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Math & Trig

OCT2BIN Function in Excel: Octal to Binary

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27 Apr 2020 · Engineering · 1 min read

OCT2BIN Function in Excel: Octal to Binary

OCT2BIN converts a octal number to binary. Used for device codes, permission bits, memory addresses and number-system lessons.

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27 April 2020 by Atul Vij Engineering, Excel Functions A–Z

Nested IF, AND, OR and IFERROR: Decision Formulas Without the Headache

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27 Apr 2020 · Excel Formulas · 2 min read

Nested IF, AND, OR and IFERROR: Decision Formulas Without the Headache

Write decision formulas that stay readable: nested IF in the right order, IFS, AND/OR combinations, SWITCH, lookup tables instead of deep nesting, and IFERROR/IFNA…

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27 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Formulas

HEX2DEC Function in Excel: Hexadecimal to Decimal

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24 Apr 2020 · Engineering · 1 min read

HEX2DEC Function in Excel: Hexadecimal to Decimal

EngineeringLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+HEX2DEC reads hex text — colour codes, error codes from logs — as a.

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24 April 2020 by Atul Vij Engineering, Excel Functions A–Z

DECIMAL Function in Excel: Any Base Back to a Number

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18 Apr 2020 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

DECIMAL Function in Excel: Any Base Back to a Number

EngineeringLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2013+DECIMAL reverses BASE.Syntax=DECIMAL(text, radix)ArgumentWhat it meansradix2 to 36.ExamplesExample.

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18 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Math & Trig

BASE Function in Excel: Number in Any Base

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12 Apr 2020 · Excel Functions A–Z · 1 min read

BASE Function in Excel: Number in Any Base

BASE converts to any base from 2 to 36 and handles much bigger numbers than DEC2BIN.

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12 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z, Math & Trig

Excel Solver: Find the Best Answer (Budgets, Staffing, Product Mix)

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12 Apr 2020 · Excel Formulas · 3 min read

Excel Solver: Find the Best Answer (Budgets, Staffing, Product Mix)

Use Excel Solver to find the best plan under limits: set up the model, choose the objective, changing cells and constraints, pick the right…

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12 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Formulas

Rank in Excel: Handle Ties and Rank Within Each Group

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10 Apr 2020 · Formula Combos · 2 min read

Rank in Excel: Handle Ties and Rank Within Each Group

RANK.EQ vs RANK.AVG, unique ranks with no ties, dense ranking, and ranking within each region or month using COUNTIFS — with a leaderboard example…

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10 April 2020 by Atul Vij Formula Combos

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