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Semimonthly pay schedule

To create a list of pay dates that occur twice a month on regular days, you can use a formula based on the FILTER function and the SEQUENCE function. In the example shown, the formula in cell D5 is: …Read more

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TEXTBEFORE Function

The Excel TEXTBEFORE function returns the text that occurs before a given substring or delimiter. In cases where multiple delimiters appear in the text, TEXTBEFORE can return text before the nth occurrence of the delimiter.Read more

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Combinations and permutations in Excel

Combinations and permutations are two basic ways to count possibilities, used in probability, statistics, games, passwords, and lotteries. This article explains the difference between them, when order and repetition matter, and the Excel functions you can use to calculate each case: FACT, PERMUT, …Read more

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