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6 Excel problems Microsoft should finally fix in 2026

Excel still trips over dates, ghost links, and undo history. These six fixes would save hours for everyday users.

Excel not recognizing functions after reboot

If Excel is not recognizing functions after reboot, change calculation settings, disable Show Formula, run Excel ...
Kenji Explains on MSN

Subtotal: The Excel function you didn’t know you needed!

The SUBTOTAL function in Excel is a powerful alternative to SUM, AVERAGE, and MIN, particularly when working with filtered data or hidden rows. Unlike SUM, SUBTOTAL adjusts dynamically to display only ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
The New York Times

From Serial Productions: The Preventionist

Original music by Martin D. FowlerMarion Lozano and Dan Powell Engineered by Phoebe Wang When the reporter Dyan Neary attended a county commissioners’ meeting in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, she ...
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Do Custom PCs Have Serial Numbers? (And What To Do If You Need One)

There are all kinds of reasons why you might want to check out your PC's serial number. You might need to provide it to your employer, or you might want to check it while troubleshooting technical ...
PBS

Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns upheld by Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, ...
Android Authority

How to find your computer's serial number on Windows

There are various reasons you might want to find your laptop or computer’s serial number. Some schools ask that you register your laptop for academic use. Workplaces often do the same thing. You may ...
Geeky Gadgets

Excel Secrets: How to Generate Random Numbers Like a Pro

Random number generation is an essential feature in Excel, allowing users to perform tasks such as simulations, creating test datasets, or experimenting with spreadsheet models. Excel provides three ...
Sports Illustrated

Do Serial Numbers Really Affect Sports Card Values?

Something that's always on the mind of sports card collectors: How rare is my card? While this question is important when determining long-term card values, it’s a much more nuanced discussion than ...
Forbes

NotebookLM Is To Words What Excel Is To Numbers

Everyone on the planet has heard of Microsoft Excel. It’s the world’s analytical infrastructure. Estimates are that 1,500,000,000 people use Excel. Users love it at least twice a day and typically ...