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

Row precision vs. Aggregation errors: MAP is the best way to use "greedy" functions like AND or OR in a single, dynamic ...

Discover 17 new Excel features and functions for 2026, so you track edits and data faster. Including auto-refreshing pivots ...

Excel’s formula bar has limitations that make writing, debugging, and managing complex formulas challenging. A new tool, the Advanced Formula Environment (AFE), developed by Microsoft for Excel 2019 ...

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The Excel IMSUB function is an Engineering function and its purpose is to return the difference between two complex numbers. The formula for the IMSUB function is IMSUB(inumber1, inumber2). The syntax ...

An Excel formula is any equation entered into a cell on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. These formulas are what make Excel so powerful. Any program can generate a table, and if that's all you're using ...

Microsoft adds IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV to Excel, letting users pull text files directly into the grid with simple formulas.

You can use the PRODUCT() function to multiply monetary values in your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Functions allow you to perform a specific set of calculations in a cell, column or row. The PRODUCT( ...