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The simple Excel function that decides if your formula spills or returns one value

If you decide to spill the results, you can then use the spilled range operator (#) to perform a calculation on the spilled range. Simply reference the first cell of the spilled range with a # ...
Journal of Accountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal ...

Build Faster Excel Workflows Using FILTER, IFS, XLOOKUP, and LET for Real-World Data

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with ...
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How to simplify complex Excel formulas for better auditing

Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.
Computerworld

11 Excel tips for power users

Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft’s inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016. Here are 10 of the best. ...