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Stop removing duplicates in Excel: The UNIQUE function is safer and dynamic

Excel's UNIQUE function is the modern, non-destructive answer to the mailing list problem. Instead of deleting rows from your ...
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Stop Struggling with Spreadsheets Use Power Query in Excel to Simplify Data Cleaning

Have you ever spent hours wrestling with messy spreadsheets, trying to clean up data that just won’t cooperate? Or maybe you’ve found yourself manually merging files, painstakingly copying and pasting ...
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This is the Excel feature I've been waiting 10 years for

If you've ever wished Excel could handle text patterns the way Python or JavaScript does, these functions deliver exactly ...
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Transform Messy Excel Data into Gold with These Cleanup Tips & Tricks

We’ve all been there—staring at a messy Excel spreadsheet filled with merged cells, inconsistent formats, or cryptic data that seems impossible to untangle. Whether you’re prepping a report for your ...
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Quickly clean data with Excel’s TRIMRANGE and trim references

Q. How do the TRIMRANGE function and trim references in Excel work? A. Excel’s TRIMRANGE function and trim references help users quickly tidy up datasets. This makes for a cleaner, easier-to-follow, ...