JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID ... The formula references cell A2 for the Text argument, which contains the text string we want to extract information from. We will use “, ” as the ...
JournalofAccountancy

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

If you are interested in Excel’s text functions, you can also read the August ... This time, I need it to start reading from the end of the text string and go backward, from right to left, extracting ...
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Banish Spreadsheet Headaches: How I Use ChatGPT as My Excel and Google Sheets Wingman

Tools like Excel and Google Sheets are ubiquitous these days, and learning how to use them more effectively will quickly ...
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3 New Microsoft Excel Features to Try in November 2025

All details in this article are correct as of October 29, 2025. Accessibility to some of the latest Excel features depends on ...

Excel’s New Clean Data Button Will Save You Hours : But There’s a Catch

Is Excel's Clean Data button the ultimate time-saver for messy spreadsheets? Find out how it works, its quirks, and how it compares to Power Query ...
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Excel users: Boost your productivity with these game-changing hacks

While you're playing around with the settings in Excel, consider switching to dark mode. If you spend all day staring at spreadsheets and find the white Excel canvas gives you a headache, switching to ...