In this example, the goal is to count numbers that contain leading zeros. In cell E5, we have the code "009875" and we want to count how many times this code appears in the range B5:B16. The challenge is that Excel can be finicky with leading zeros. Technically, the values in B5:B16 are...Read more
The TEXT function in Excel is a tool for formatting numbers, dates, and times as text. The purpose of the TEXT function is to convert a number to text using a specified format code. TEXT is most often used to control the formatting of a number embedded into a text string. However, TEXT is also a...Read more
How to keep random numbers from changing in Excel? Excel's random functions like RAND and RANDARRAY recalculate every time you edit your worksheet, making it impossible to maintain stable random results. This article shows you how to build a seeded random number generator using Excel's...Read more
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