Imagine this: you’re managing a sprawling Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows of data. You need to identify high-priority tasks, flag anomalies, or categorize entries based on specific rules.

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

While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...