Cells in Excel are referred to using relative or absolute references. A formula with relative references changes when the cell's position does. If, for example, a cell has a formula "=A1" and you copy ...

Capture relationships between data sets by graphing linear equations in Microsoft Excel 2007. Linear equations allow you to predict values within your data set and view the overall trend. Use ...

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

An optimization problem is one where you have to make the best decision (choose the best investments, minimize your company’s costs, find the class schedule with the fewest morning classes, or so on).

Slicers provide an intuitive, user-friendly interface for filtering data in a spreadsheet. Here’s how to create slicers, format them, and use them to filter data in Excel. Spreadsheets’ greatest ...

Susan Harkins shows you how to combine a function and conditional formatting to highlight weekends and holidays using Excel. Weekends and holidays are important to most of us. Besides enjoying the ...

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How to use wildcards with the XLOOKUP() function in Excel Your email has been sent Microsoft Excel’s XLOOKUP() is powerful, but combined with wildcards, it’s also flexible. Lookup functions are great ...

Q. Could you explain how the AGGREGATE function works in Excel? A. AGGREGATE is possibly the most versatile function in Excel. Think of it as an advanced version of the SUBTOTAL function that offers ...