How to change the date format in Microsoft Excel to make the program write dates in a certain way

It's easy to change the date format in Microsoft Excel. You just need to use the "Date" drop-down menu, which gives you ...

How to search for terms or values in an Excel spreadsheet, and use Find and Replace

You can search in Excel with the Search Sheet bar, and use Find and Replace to swap out terms or values. Here's how to do it.

This obscure Microsoft Excel tool imports PDF data without mangling it

In the top menu of Excel select Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. Browse your files and select the PDF with the table ...
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Excel Tip: Convert SEC EDGAR Text Values Back to Numbers

If you use Excel 40 hours a week (and those are the weeks you are on vacation), welcome to the MrExcel channel. Home to 2,400 ...
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Once you understand SCAN in Excel, you’ll never build formulas the same way

The simplest way to think about SCAN is that it applies a custom calculation to each element in a range/array and returns every intermediate result it produces along the way. If that sounds abstract, ...

Switching from Microsoft Office to Zoho’s Writer, Sheet and Show: What works, what doesn’t and what the experience is like

I decided to move my daily work completely to Zoho’s Writer, Sheet, and Show on a trial basis. The transition wasn’t just ...