Convert numbers stored as text to numbers in Excel
Numbers that are stored as text can cause unexpected results, like an uncalculated formula showing instead of a result. Use a formula to convert from text to numbers
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel Web App
Meet Windows 11: The basics - Microsoft Support
Try it! Universal search. Select Search on the taskbar or press Windows logo key + S, then type what you want to find.You'll get personalized search results for people, email, and files in local and shared sites, or from the web. Desktop groups
Calculate the difference between two dates - Microsoft Support
As you saw above, the DATEDIF function calculates the difference between a start date and an end date. However, instead of typing specific dates, you can also use the TODAY() function inside the formula. When you use the TODAY() function, Excel uses your computer's current date for the date.
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2024, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
View, manage, and install add-ins for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word ...
When you enable an add-in, it adds custom commands and new features to Microsoft 365 programs that help increase your productivity. Because add-ins can be used by attackers to do harm to your computer, you can use add-in security settings to help protect yourself.
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel for the web, Word for the web, PowerPoint for the web, Excel 2024, Word 2024, PowerPoint 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Word 2024 for Mac, PowerPoint 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Word 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Word 2021 for Mac, PowerPoint 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Word 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Word 2019 for Mac, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PowerPoint 2016, InfoPath 2013
Improved copy and paste of URLs in Microsoft Edge
In an app, press Ctrl + V to use the default paste, which adds a link with the title of the page as the link text. If you're pasting into an app or website in Microsoft Edge, you can also right-click, select Paste as on the context menu, and then select Link (Default) from the sub-menu.
Create, load, or edit a query in Excel (Power Query)
A Data Model typically contains several tables arranged in a relationship. You load a query to a Data Model by using the Load To command to display the Import Data dialog box, and then selecting the Add this data to the Data Model check box.For more information about Data Models, see Find out which data sources are used in a workbook data model, Create a Data Model in Excel, and Use multiple ...
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2024, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Look up values with VLOOKUP, INDEX, or MATCH - Microsoft Support
Here's an example of how to use VLOOKUP. =VLOOKUP(B2,C2:E7,3,TRUE) In this example, B2 is the first argument—an element of data that the function needs to work.For VLOOKUP, this first argument is the value that you want to find.
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for the web, Excel 2024, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
LINEST function - Microsoft Support
This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the LINEST function in Microsoft Excel.. Description. The LINEST function calculates the statistics for a line by using the "least squares" method to calculate a straight line that best fits your data, and then returns an array that describes the line. You can also combine LINEST with other functions to calculate the statistics for other ...
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Excel for the web, Excel 2024, Excel 2024 for Mac, Excel 2021, Excel 2021 for Mac, Excel 2019, Excel 2016
Open and run DxDiag.exe - Microsoft Support
Learn how to open and run DxDiag.exe on Windows to collect device information and troubleshoot DirectX sound and video issues.
Merge columns (Power Query) - Microsoft Support
When you merge columns, the selected columns are turned into one column called Merged.The original two columns are no longer available. In this example, we merge OrderID and CustomerID.. To open a query, locate one previously loaded from the Power Query Editor, select a cell in the data, and then select Query > Edit.For more information see Create, load, or edit a query in Excel.
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Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2024, Excel 2021, Excel 2019, Excel 2016