VLOOKUP has been the go-to function for looking up data in Excel for years, but it comes with limitations. You can only ...

Discover the 4 Excel features that are changing data management forever—PivotTables, Power Query, Excel Tables, and Dynamic Arrays!

In addition to the new SORT function, you may also find the new FILTER and UNIQUE array functions useful. For example, the worksheet on the next page contains a detailed listing of invoices in columns ...

How to generate random numbers with no duplicates in Excel Your email has been sent Over the last few months, I’ve written about several of Excel’s new dynamic array functions. They’re powerful and ...

What if you could solve intricate Excel problems with a single, elegant formula? Imagine replacing a web of complex, error-prone calculations with one streamlined function that handles it all. Enter ...

How to use UNIQUE() to populate a dropdown in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent Populating a dropdown with a dynamic list is easy thanks to Microsoft Excel’s UNIQUE() dynamic array function.

The MAP function is part of Excel's dynamic array functions and requires Excel 365 or Excel 2021 or later to work. If you're ...

An curved arrow pointing right. {} These brackets mean something magical is happening inside your Excel formula. An "Array" function allows you to perform mathematical operations on many cells instead ...

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might realize. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know. Desktop-based Excel simply does everything one could ask for in a spreadsheet.

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft Excel used to only allow two types of data: text and numbers.