Build flexible Excel functions that automatically handle blanks, defaults, and overrides without messy nested IFs.

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Excel's basic formulas work fine for simple calculations, but they quickly become cumbersome when you're dealing with complex data analysis. You end up with nested functions that are hard to read, ...

If Excel is not using threads efficiently, calculations may take a long time to complete. Learn how to speed up calculating threads in Excel.

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