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Everything You Need to Know About Data Validation in Microsoft Excel

To apply data validation rules to a selected cell or range, head to the "Data" tab on the ribbon, and click the top half of ...
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This one Excel symbol will change how you write formulas

The best way to do this is by converting your data to an Excel table. Select your data range (A1:E11), press Ctrl + T, and click OK. Excel names it something like "Table1"; in my case, it's Table3, ...

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 ...

How to lock cells in Microsoft Excel, so you need a password to change or erase data

You can lock cells in Excel by heading into the program's "Protection" tab. There, you can set a password, and protect your ...