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Stop writing nested IFs and IFS formulas in Excel: Use SWITCH instead
Messy Excel formulas are more than just an eyesore—they're harder to maintain. Every repeated cell reference and tangled ...
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Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method
In most counting scenarios in Excel, COUNTBLANK reliably counts blank cells, and COUNTA reliably counts populated cells.
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