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Excel's hidden formula trick: Alt+Enter shortcut revealed

The Alt+Enter shortcut isn't limited to new formulas you write—you can go back and clean up any messy formulas at any time.
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Combining formulas and text in the same cell in Excel

Q. Is there a way to include both a formula and text in the same cell? A. You can include both a formula and text in the same cell in Excel. You can do this in many ways, depending on what you are ...
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I use Excel all day—the simple Ctrl+1 shortcut does 80% of the work

Ctrl+1 streamlines the Excel workflow, efficiently handling most of my day-to-day and advanced formatting needs. Universal ...
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Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...