About 20% of genetics papers contain errors because Excel sometimes converts gene names to dates or random numbers. For example, it will change the name of gene SEPT2 to September 2. That’s why it’s important to know how to format cells properly.
Article at the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/2bE5kGU
A quick and simple way of finding the number of days, months or years between two dates is Excel’s secret DATEDIF function. When you type it in a worksheet, there’s no popup syntax help to indicate the function exists.
In partnership with Experts Exchange. The GoogleFinance function uses Google’s engine to insert financial data in your worksheet, like stock prices, mutual funds, and currency
In partnership with Experts Exchange. You can take an Excel sheet and place it on a PowerPoint slide with a link to the source or
In partnership with Experts Exchange. Excel’s Offset function, available in the last couple of versions for Windows and Mac, lets you create ranges that change
In partnership with Experts Exchange. Among the new functions currently in beta and soon to be released in the 365 editions of Excel are TAKE
