Use TAKE to extract the rows and columns you need, then combine it with other functions to build dynamic Excel reports.

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas (with or without help from the Copilot AI assistant) and ...

See how to join two data sets by one or more common columns using base R’s merge function, dplyr join functions, and the speedy data.table package. R has a number of quick, elegant ways to join data ...

SORT makes it easy to organize Excel data, combine dynamic array functions, and build flexible reports that update ...

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...

TRIMRANGE cleans up dynamic arrays, sorts expanding lists, and combines worksheets without dragging empty rows and columns along.

If you need to conditionally split values into multiple columns in Microsoft Excel, consider using the IF() function. Here’s how. We all inherit Microsoft Excel sheets that don’t suit our working ...

Say I can pass several commands to my program, and each command corresponds to a function. How can I call this function without a lot of if-else? To add a little seasoning, I also need to pass ...

Use the RANDARRAY() dynamic array function to return random names or other text in Microsoft Excel. The recent article How to generate random letters in Excel shows you how to generate random letters.

Microsoft Excel has so many functions that inexperienced Excel users can find the program daunting. One function that you will likely find useful but may not know about is the LARGE function in Excel.