Fix "fake" numbers, strip hidden web spaces, and join text professionally using Excel's built-in legacy and modern tools.

Number formats in Microsoft Excel define how data is displayed in your spreadsheet without changing the underlying values. As well as using number formats to present data as dates, times, percentages, ...

on a worksheet, but the same values may look awkward in an Excel chart. By default, charts use the same number format as the worksheet’s original data series. The good news is you do not have to ...

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 ...

If you are unaware of Microsoft Excel's "Format Cells" option, then you will discover it offers a wealth of formatting possibilities. Aside from the many built-in number formats, Excel allows you to ...

Have you tried entering a fraction into your Excel sheet, only to have it convert to a serial, whole, or decimal number when you press Enter, and you have no clue what to do? In Microsoft Excel, you ...

Excel displays the original number up to 11 digits. When you enter a number that has more than 11 digits, Excel does not display the original value. Instead, it displays the number in the exponential ...

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