In this example, the goal is to extract the domain name from a list of URLs. In the current version of Excel, the easiest way to do this is to use a formula based on the TEXTAFTER and TEXTBEFORE functions. In older versions of Excel, you can use a more complicated formula based on the LEFT...Read more
In this example, the goal is to extract just the domain name from a list of email addresses. In the current version of Excel, the easiest way to do this is with the TEXTAFTER function or the TEXTSPLIT function. In older versions of Excel, you can use a formula based on the RIGHT, LEN, and FIND...Read more
In this example, the goal is to extract the name from a list of email addresses. In the current version of Excel, the easiest way to do this is with the TEXTBEFORE function or the TEXTSPLIT function. In older versions of Excel, you can use a formula based on the LEFT and FIND functions. All...Read more
The LCM function returns the least common multiple of two or more numbers. The least common multiple is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of all numbers supplied. Least common multiple is also known as the "least common denominator", and the "lowest common denominator".
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This formula looks complicated, but, at the core, it is quite simple, and created in two parts like so:
= (formula for number1)...Read moreThe GCD function returns the greatest common divisor of two or more integers. The greatest common divisor is the largest positive integer that divides the numbers without a remainder. In other words, the largest number that goes into all numbers evenly.
The GCD function takes one or more...Read more
In Excel, dates are simply serial numbers. In the standard date system for windows, based on the year 1900, where January 1, 1900 is the number 1. Dates are valid through 9999, which is serial number 2,958,465. This means that January 1, 2050 is the serial number 54,789.
In the example...Read more
The DATEDIF function (Date + Dif) is a bit of an anomaly in Excel. A compatibility function that comes originally from Lotus 1-2-3, Excel will not help supply arguments when the function is entered. However, DATEDIF works in all modern versions of...Read more
The TRUNC function returns a truncated number based on an (optional) number of digits. For example, TRUNC(4.9) will return 4, and TRUNC(-3.5) will return -3. The TRUNC function does no rounding, it simply truncates as specified.
The TRUNC function takes two...Read more
The INT function returns the integer part of a decimal number by rounding down to the integer. It is important to understand that the INT function returns the integer part of a decimal number, after rounding down. One consequence of this behavior is that negative numbers become more...Read more