The accounting format in Microsoft Excel 2010 is very similar to the currency format---both display the currency symbol next to every number. But the accounting format has a few differences that make ...

Although Excel, the Microsoft Office spreadsheet program, has a few specialized financial formulas built in to the software program, the accounting format for spreadsheet cells has the most general ...

Both the Currency and Accounting number formats in Excel are used to display monetary values, including the symbol for the chosen currency. However, in this article, I'll explain their subtle ...

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When you’re running a business, you have to pay close attention to the numbers. Customer traffic, orders, profits and losses — all of these numbers are crucial to your business. That’s why it’s ...

Q. Could you explain how the AGGREGATE function works in Excel? A. AGGREGATE is possibly the most versatile function in Excel. Think of it as an advanced version of the SUBTOTAL function that offers ...

Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number. This can be hard-coded inside double quotes or a reference to a cell ...

While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...

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Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...