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How to decode URL-encoded strings
This formula decodes a URL-encoded string, replacing specific percentage symbol (%) and a hexadecimal number with non-alphanumeric characters. Excel 365 […]
Count a given pattern in a cell value
The formula in cell B6 counts how many times the string (D3) is found in a cell value (B3) even […]
Extract n-th word in cell value
The formula displayed above in cell range D3:D9 extracts a word based on its position in a cell value. For […]
DATEVALUE function not working
The DATEVALUE function returns an Excel date value (serial number) based on a date stored as text. However, it must […]
Match a range value containing both text and numerical characters
This article demonstrates how to match a value containing both text and digits to ranges. The search value is specified […]
How to extract numbers from a cell value
The following array formula, demonstrated in cell C3, extracts all numbers from a cell value: =TEXTJOIN(, 1, TEXT(MID(B3, ROW($A$1:INDEX($A$1:$A$1000, LEN(B3))), […]
How to remove unwanted characters in a cell
Cell B3 contains a few odd characters and the formula in C3 shows the ANSI equivalent of each character in […]
Identify all characters in a cell value
Table of Contents Identify all characters in a cell value Identify all characters in a cell value - Excel 365 […]
Extract last word in cell
Table of Contents Extract the last word Extract the last letter Extract the last number Get Excel *.xlsx file 1. […]
How to remove numbers from a cell value
This article demonstrates an array formula that extracts all characters except numbers from a cell, cell C3 contains the formula […]
How to use the MID function
The MID function returns a substring from a string based on the starting position and the number of characters you want […]
Find last value in a column
This article demonstrates formulas that return the last value in a given cell range or column. The image above shows […]
List permutations with repetition and how many to choose from
This article demonstrates a macro that lets you create a list of permutations, repetitions are allowed, based on a number […]
List all permutations with a condition
I got a question a while ago about permutations, in essence how to find every permutation between 0 and 9 […]
Working with classic ciphers in Excel
What's on this page Reverse text Insert random characters Convert letters to numbers How to shuffle characters in the alphabet […]
Sort and return unique distinct single digits from cell range
This article demonstrates a formula that filters unique distinct single digits from a cell range containing numbers. Cell range B3:B6 […]
How to create name initials
The array formula in cell C3 extracts the first character from first, middle and last name. The formula works fine […]
Fuzzy VLOOKUP
This formula returns multiple values even if they are arranged differently or have minor misspellings compared to the lookup value.
Text to columns: Split words in a cell
This blog article describes how to split strings in a cell with space as a delimiting character, like Text to […]
Exact word in string
I read an interesting blog post Is A Particular Word Contained In A Text String? on Spreadsheetpage. That inspired me […]
Count a specific text string in a cell
Table of Contents Count a specific text string in a cell Count text string in a range (case sensitive) Count […]
How to extract email addresses from an Excel sheet
Question: How to extract email addresses from this sheet? Answer: It depends on how the emails are populated in your worksheet? […]

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