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A formula is a mathematical equation or expression that performs various operations on variables to produce an outcome.

Comparing two columns, and returning a specific adjacent cell in Excel

I am using a combination of if, vlookup, match, iserror functions, and unfortunately I've not been able to find the …

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Linking one google docs spreadsheet to another

I have data in one google docs. Call it docA. I would like to reference this data in docB. Something …

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Google SpreadSheet Query: Can I remove column header?

I'm doing this query at my google spreadsheet: =QUERY(H4:L35;"select sum(L) where H='First Week'"; -1) But …

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Getting formula of another cell in target cell

How does one cell obtain the formula of another cell as text without using VBA? I can see this question …

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How to format a duration as HH:mm in the new Google sheets

In the new Google sheets there's a way of formatting a number as a duration. Format -> Number -&…

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Google Sheets COUNTIF / COUNTIFS formulas based on multiple criteria

I'm looking for some expertise with formulas. I've got a raw data source and need to be able to summarise …

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Timezone conversion in a Google spreadsheet

I know this looks simple. In a Google spreadsheet, I have a column where I enter time in one timezone (…

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How can I check if the values of multiple cells are equal?

Let's say I have 6 different cells (that are not all in a line). I want to check if the values …

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HTML to Excel: How can tell Excel to treat columns as numbers?

I need to achieve the following when opening an HTML in Excel (Response.contentType="application/vnd.ms-excel") : force Excel to …

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Change #N/A to Blank cell

How can I change the #N/A to the blank cell if nothing in that cell? Eg. =VLOOKUP(B19:B36;$…

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