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3 New Microsoft Excel Features to Try in November 2025

All details in this article are correct as of October 29, 2025. Accessibility to some of the latest Excel features depends on ...
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How to Use the VALUE Function in Microsoft Excel

Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.
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Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells ... Note that the following content is based on Microsoft Excel 365 for PCs. Other versions of Excel may work differently.
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Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of functions like LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND, leading to some confusing ...

Struggling with Excel Formula Errors? This Guide Has the Answers

Fix Excel formulas that won’t spill! Learn how to troubleshoot #VALUE errors caused by Analysis ToolPak functions and improve your workflow.

Stop Using Basic Excel Drop-Downs : 5 Advanced Tricks For Dynamic Drop-Downs

Discover 5 advanced Excel drop-down techniques to create dynamic, auto-updating lists and improve your data management skills.