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How to do math in Excel without formulas

The text trap: If you select numbers and the status bar stays blank (or only shows the Count), your numbers are formatted as text—and Excel can't sum words! This tells you that you should click the ...

Zenless Zone Zero 2.5 throws everything at us, from a free S-rank and co-op to a new way to dodge the gacha's worst curse

The Zenless Zone Zero 2.5 update is a great time to return, with a free Zhao, Jane Doe skin, tons of pulls, and the ...

How to disable ACR on your TV (and why you should do it ASAP)

Your Samsung, LG, and even Sony TV comes with privacy risks. Here's how to avoid one of the biggest with just a few steps.
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Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method

Counting non-empty cellsThe COUNTBLANK-COUNTA conflict (and how to fix it)Summary: Choosing the right counting functionIn ...

Tricolor’s Excel Guy Failed to Fix Numbers in Alleged Fraud (1)

That’s how the Tricolor Holdings founder, in a secretly recorded August phone call, described the blunder that ultimately exposed what authorities allege was a more than $1 billion fraud.