Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with confidence.

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FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal ...

Have you ever found yourself drowning in an ocean of data, endlessly scrolling through rows and columns in Excel, hoping to find that one critical insight? For anyone managing large datasets, the ...

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