The asterisk (*) is the wildcard character that represents any sequence of characters, including when there are no characters at all. It’s the most flexible of the bunch, since it can replace any ...

This is my simple way to use the VLOOKUP function in Excel to find data fast. I walk through how I use VLOOKUP to look up inventory amounts from a table. This helps me quickly check how many items we ...

Over the course of almost 16 minutes, AnalistadeBits makes an in-depth technical comparison of aspects such as shadows, textures, draw distance, level of detail, and vegetation, among others. Some ...

José Luis Araus, professor at the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Biology and member of Agrotecnio—CERCA center in agrotechnology—participated in a study showing that wheat varieties that perform ...

How to compare two excel files for differences? Using this web tool, you can compare Excel document easily. Just select first/original file in left window and second/modified file in right window.

If you often scroll through long Excel sheets, learning how to freeze the top 2 rows will make navigation far smoother. Excel’s Freeze Panes feature lets you lock multiple rows, columns, or both, so ...

Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. Return on investment (ROI) measures the amount of ...

There is a specific compare plugin in Notepad++ to compare two files. However, it is not available by default and you need to download it manually through the plugin manager. The latest Notepad++ uses ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of ...

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...