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Excel's UNIQUE function can't skip columns—unless you use this trick

Nest CHOOSECOLS inside UNIQUE to extract non-adjacent columns, and use INDIRECT for interactive header dropdowns.

Microsoft rolls out tables in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, though I'd feel happier about this if I knew this was the final addition to my favorite little app

If you're a Notepad purist, you can remove the option to use tables by clicking on the cog icon in the top-right corner and ...

Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.
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Microsoft Excel has new functions for importing text files and CSV data

The new IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions are now available in the Microsoft Excel Beta Channel, if you're running version ...