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Excel’s hidden REGEX and SCAN functions do way more than you expect

REGEX is a smarter version of Excel's FIND function, which works well for basic lookups. However, REGEX handles more complex scenarios. For instance, if you need to pull phone numbers from messy text, ...
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If you’re still nesting IFs in Excel, you’re doing it the hard way

First, try revisiting a deeply nested IF formula six months later and making sense of it. Good luck finding the right spot to add another condition without accidentally breaking the entire chain. If ...
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Reducing Human Error with Automated Data Consolidation: What I Learned the Hard Way

Last quarter, I watched a CFO discover a $2.3 million discrepancy during a board presentation. Right there. In front of ...