How to merge and unmerge cells in Microsoft Excel in 4 ways, to clean up your data and formatting

You can merge cells in Excel by using a simple drop-down menu, which will let you merge cells in a variety of ways. Here's ...

This obscure Microsoft Excel tool imports PDF data without mangling it

In the top menu of Excel select Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. Browse your files and select the PDF with the table in it. Now select Import. Choose the table from the list that appears and ...
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Once you understand SCAN in Excel, you’ll never build formulas the same way

The simplest way to think about SCAN is that it applies a custom calculation to each element in a range/array and returns every intermediate result it produces along the way. If that sounds abstract, ...
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How to Use the DROP Function in Microsoft Excel

One of the most underused lookup and reference functions in Microsoft Excel is the DROP function. This powerful yet simple ...