Many Excel spreadsheets use the IFERROR function to handle errors, but this masks critical structural and data issues.

An unexpected text value The input of special characters The function argument is not the expected type Dates stored as text. One of the issues that may trigger the ...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that the VALUE function in Microsoft Excel is obsolete. You'll probably seldom need to use it on its own, but when combined with other functions, it's still as ...

Isolating values in an Excel 2007/2010 worksheet or workbook is common in both error-checking and data analysis tasks. While appropriate even for a small worksheet, the functions that isolate a value ...

Have you ever crafted the perfect Excel formula, only to be greeted by the dreaded #VALUE! error instead of the seamless results you expected? It’s a frustrating ...

This article talks about #DIV/0! error in Microsoft Excel and how to fix it up. The #DIV/0! error occurs when a number is divided by 0 in Excel. It also shows up when ...

How to find missing records using VLOOKUP() in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent In Microsoft Excel, I have used many different solutions to compare lists. Sometimes the solution finds ...

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