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How to pick a random name from a list in Excel

To pick a random name from an Excel table using a method that works across every version of Excel, this classic combination ...

17 New Excel Features for 2026 to Speed up Your Work

Discover 17 new Excel features and functions for 2026, so you track edits and data faster. Including auto-refreshing pivots ...
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Excel's UNIQUE function can't skip columns—unless you use this trick

Nest CHOOSECOLS inside UNIQUE to extract non-adjacent columns, and use INDIRECT for interactive header dropdowns.

Microsoft Excel’s new import functions make handling numbers easier

Excel now supports IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions that load external text and CSV files as dynamic arrays, making it ...