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Excel: INDIRECT Function
Excel: The INDIRECT Function Explained
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In Excel, we almost always work with cell references. Rather than entering values into formulas individually, we pull them from the cells of tables. The INDIRECT Excel function enables you to even obtain references from other cells. This can be helpful when working with multiple worksheets or when creating complex formulas, for example. We explain how to use INDIRECT in Excel.

Excel: The INDIRECT Function Explained
Excel WORKDAY function
Excel's WORKDAY function explained
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Many people use dates regularly in Microsoft Excel. However, the problem with dates is that they don’t automatically distinguish between working days and weekends. Excel does, however, provide a function that allows you to analyze working days separately. Using Excel’s WORKDAY function, you can calculate deadlines more precisely.

Excel's WORKDAY function explained
SUMIF in Excel
The Excel: SUMIF function explained
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Get more out of Excel: SUMIF makes it easier to work with balance sheets and analyses. Add only the values you need – completely automatically. From simple calculations to complex formulas, it’s all possible with the SUMIF function in Excel. How do you use the function? And what does the syntax look like?

The Excel: SUMIF function explained
Excel WEEKNUM function
Excel's WEEKNUM: Deriving the week number from a date
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In business, you often need to know the calendar week number. Excel’s WEEKNUM function ensures that you always have the correct week number right at your fingertips. The function even considers different counting methods, allowing it to adapt to international practices. WEEKNUM can also be combined with other functions.

Excel's WEEKNUM: Deriving the week number from a date
Excel: DATE function
Excel: working with dates
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Many countries have their own unique way of displaying dates and times. To be able to switch seamlessly between date and time formats, the information must first be stored in a universal format. You can use the DATE function in Excel for this purpose. In this article, you’ll learn how to work with the Excel DATE formula.

Excel: working with dates
Free Microsoft Excel alternatives
Microsoft excel alternatives: 5 premium free-of-charge applications
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For many companies, spreadsheets are a part of day-to-day business: whether to compare costs, create diagrams, or plan financing and revenue streams, most tend to gravitate towards Microsoft Excel for their calculations. But is there any way around having to pay for this expensive product? We’ll show you 5 of the best alternatives to Microsoft Excel here.

Microsoft excel alternatives: 5 premium free-of-charge applications
Excel CONCATENATE function
Excel: The CONCATENATE function explained
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Excel usually displays a single result in each cell. Because each cell contains only a single value, the contents can easily be transferred to other functions. However, sometimes you want to combine multiple elements. The Excel CONCATENATE function lets you combine text, numbers, and functions in a single cell.

Excel: The CONCATENATE function explained
Excel Pivot Tables
Pivot tables: using Excel to its fullest
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Excel pivot tables can considerably ease the evaluation of data. Data analysis can be especially time-consuming and tedious with complex numerical series, but with Excel pivot, this doesn’t have to be the case. Simply place your data in the right context and filter the essential information in just a few clicks. The pivot table allows you to create expressive diagrams in no time. Find out all you...

Pivot tables: using Excel to its fullest
Excel SUMPRODUCT function
Excel: What can you do with the SUMPRODUCT function?
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Besides its clear tables and informative diagrams, Excel impresses in its ability to perform complex calculations automatically. Microsoft’s spreadsheet software offers many different tools to help you do just that. For example, you can use Excel’s SUMPRODUCT function to add and multiply values in a single step. We’ll explain how it works.

Excel: What can you do with the SUMPRODUCT function?
Showing Duplicates in Excel
Identifying Duplicates in Excel
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There are several reasons why you may want to find duplicates in Excel – to filter out errors or analyze double entries. Excel can automatically display these duplicates to you. Thanks to color highlighting, you can instantly see which entries appear more than once in your tables. And the feature is easy to use: We’ll explain how it works.

Identifying Duplicates in Excel