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SWITCH Function in Excel: Match One Value Against a List

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

SWITCH Function in Excel: Match One Value Against a List

SWITCH compares one value with a list and returns the matching result — cleaner than nested IFs for exact matches.

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17 May 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z

HLOOKUP Function in Excel: Look Up Across the Top Row of a Table

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

HLOOKUP Function in Excel: Look Up Across the Top Row of a Table

HLOOKUP is VLOOKUP turned sideways: it searches the top row and returns a value from a row below.

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13 May 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z

ROW Function in Excel: Row Number of a Cell

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

IFS Function in Excel: Several Conditions Without Nested IFs

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

IFNA Function in Excel: Handle “Not Found” Only

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

IFNA Function in Excel: Handle “Not Found” Only

IFNA replaces only #N/A — the “not found” result of lookups — and lets real errors show.

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9 May 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z

Build a Dynamic Excel Chart That Changes with a Dropdown

6 May 2020 · Charts & Dashboards · 2 min read

Build a Dynamic Excel Chart That Changes with a Dropdown

Create one chart that switches between regions, products or years from a dropdown list — using Data Validation, XLOOKUP or INDEX-MATCH, and a small…

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6 May 2020 by Atul Vij Charts & Dashboards

ISERR Function in Excel: Any Error Except #N/A

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

ISERR Function in Excel: Any Error Except #N/A

ISERR is TRUE for every error except #N/A. That lets you treat “not found” as normal while still catching real breakages like #DIV/0! or…

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6 May 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z

SQL from Zero: A Complete Beginner’s Guide (with Practice)

SQL from Zero: A Complete Beginner’s Guide (with Practice)

4 May 2020 · SQL · 5 min read

SQL from Zero: A Complete Beginner’s Guide (with Practice)

Learn SQL from the very beginning: tables, SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, aggregates, GROUP BY, JOINs, NULLs, subqueries, CTEs, window functions and changing data —…

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4 May 2020 by Atul Vij SQL

ISODD Function in Excel: Is the Number Odd?

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

ISODD Function in Excel: Is the Number Odd?

ISODD returns TRUE for odd numbers (decimals are truncated first).

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30 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z

VLOOKUP Function in Excel: Look Up a Value in the First Column of a Table

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

VLOOKUP Function in Excel: Look Up a Value in the First Column of a Table

VLOOKUP finds a value in the first column of a table and returns a value from another column in the same row.

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28 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Functions A–Z

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

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

Protect Excel Sheets and Workbooks the Right Way

Protect Excel Sheets and Workbooks the Right Way

26 Apr 2020 · Excel Formulas · 2 min read

Protect Excel Sheets and Workbooks the Right Way

Lock formulas while letting people type in input cells, protect the workbook structure, and understand what Excel protection does — and does not —…

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26 April 2020 by Atul Vij Excel Formulas

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