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How to do math in Excel without formulas

The text trap: If you select numbers and the status bar stays blank (or only shows the Count), your numbers are formatted as text—and Excel can't sum words! This tells you that you should click the ...
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Connection Lost: The Tech That Died in 2025

Pour one out for AOL dial-up, Windows 10, and a host of other tech gadgets and services that powered down and logged off this ...

I discovered a hidden Excel trick that turned my spreadsheet into Christmas magic

Here's how to create your own animated Christmas tree in Excel: Open up a new spreadsheet. Click the triangle button in the ...
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I made Excel’s doughnut chart change color automatically to track progress, here’s how

In the Format Data Point pane, click the "Fill and Line" paint pot, and in the Fill section, check "Solid fill," and change ...

This budget Lenovo laptop I tested has no business being this good for the price

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 is currently on sale for $649. I would recommend it to anyone seeking a 16-inch screen convertible laptop for work but wants to keep things firmly in the low to mid-range ...