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Combine Index Match and MID formulas

Column X -- business name (Business 1, Business 2, etc.) Column AA -- job description (001 Contractor, 002, Sub Contractor, etc.) Column AG -- lead job supervisor (Joe Smith, Jane Doe, etc.) helper column: Column A = INDEX(AA:AA,MATCH(AG2,X:X,0)) = 001…

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asked 2025-07-17T14:36:39.9933333+00:00
LD-7976 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-18T18:11:28.6+00:00
LD-7976 0 Reputation points
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excel vba creates error message after upgrade to windows 11

after a window 10 to win11 upgrade excel vba blocks access to oracle database. the vba runs without problems on windows 10.

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asked 2025-01-08T10:13:41.7233333+00:00
Renée Sulaweyo 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T17:16:00.58+00:00
MotoX80 36,506 Reputation points
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Missing Coalesce function in Excel Power Pivot

I am trying to use Coalesce in a Measure in Power Pivot. It gives me this error: "Failed to resolve name 'COALESCE'. It is not a valid table, variable, or function name." I am using Office 365 for Enterprise, I have checked that my DAX engine…

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asked 2025-07-18T15:54:38.87+00:00
Brian Koo 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-18T16:50:03.41+00:00
Chris Duong 75 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Why is an Excel workbook not added as a trusted document when it is stored in OneDrive folder?

I have an Excel macro enabled file 'Workbook1.xlsm' stored in a folder in the 'OneDrive - Personal' location of my computer. When I access the file, I am presented with the security warning 'Macros have been disabled.'  When I select the 'Enable Content'…

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asked 2025-06-30T19:50:45.25+00:00
SLax 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T13:26:03.74+00:00
Michelle-N 2,400 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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We are experiencing persistent Bloomberg/Excel/One drive sync issues causing large files to crash - Bloomberg believes the issue relates to OneDrive - is anyone lese experiencing this how do we fix it?

Our team uses shared Excel spreadsheets daily - many have multiple Bloomberg links to update fields in these spreadsheets - starting on the 18th oof June - these files have become increasingly problematic - crashing repeatedly - for all users. Bloomberg…

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asked 2025-07-16T09:01:06.8333333+00:00
T Wille 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-18T08:02:33.2233333+00:00
T Wille 0 Reputation points
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Power query for excel loading data internally is sometimes very slow.

Hi, I have an excel workbook (xlsm) with lots of nested power queries that all take data from within the same workbook and transform it. While there's a lot going on , here's a specific example from one set of queries. It's stored on my C drive so no…

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asked 2025-07-16T07:48:57.8066667+00:00
Teresa Roberts 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T07:22:51.56+00:00
Phoebe-N 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix "This file can't be previewed because of an error in the Microsoft Excel previewer" error message.

Can't preview Excel files in Windows Explorer. Have tried all the usual fixes. None have worked thus far. Happened before and went to Options/Add ins and then something else and worked but now that isn't happening. Tried the registry fix - no good. …

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asked 2025-07-17T12:36:38.45+00:00
Carla Wilkins 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T07:14:25.77+00:00
Julie-Hu 230 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Not getting 'Format Comment' in my Excel

I want to enlarge the text in an Excel comment. Several places on the web tell me to select the comment text, then right-click and choose Format Comment. I've tried this several times, including with variations: e.g. selecting all the text in a comment…

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asked 2025-07-09T11:24:48.55+00:00
Kirk Hansen 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T07:07:09.0566667+00:00
Gabriel-N 2,995 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel not getting fully maximized. Seems to only '90%' maximize

Hello all, We are having an issue where the Microsoft Excel files are opening not fully maximized, i.e there will be small gaps on the top and the 'Maximize' icon will be enabled. The excel will be maximized to the full display only after clicking this…

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asked 2025-07-17T13:10:13.3+00:00
Researcher 11 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T06:08:39.5533333+00:00
Sting-Ng 475 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to get my tabs back on my Excel spreadsheet

I have and excel spreadsheet, with multiple tabs, that was sent to me and looks fine. When I save it, all the tabs disappear. I have run a repair on my Microsort Office product but it did not fix the problem. I suspect there is a setting that needs to…

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asked 2025-07-15T17:45:08.4166667+00:00
Roseanne Surridge 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T02:30:05.5833333+00:00
Huy-K 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel question about converting data

I am working on a spreadsheet of data exported from a database. There is an inconsistency with the output that seems to be related to Excel. In the example below, most of the #NAME? - the data is =+DRUSEN. I thought it might be because the field did…

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asked 2025-07-02T19:13:27.26+00:00
Jennifer Tucker 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-18T01:55:39.5633333+00:00
Flora-T 1,445 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I pull only last names from a list containing two and three word names

I am working with a list of names in Excel. Some have only a first and last name, while others have a middle name as well. how can I pull out only the last names? Thank you

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asked 2025-07-17T14:33:36.6833333+00:00
Oren Lifshitz 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-18T00:42:34.8633333+00:00
Oren Lifshitz 20 Reputation points
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Is it possible to change the Grand Total in a Pivot Table to % Difference?

Hi, Is the question in the title possible? I would like to show the week on week variation for my dataset. I tried to use the value field settings option but it changes all the data to show the % diff from the base item selected, see example below My…

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asked 2024-11-30T06:39:42.4433333+00:00
Tricia Tan 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T23:39:11.6466667+00:00
Ashish Mathur 85 Reputation points
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Want to make it so that a Pivot will show how many days a vehicle is used monthly rather than total journeys

So the scenario I am in in that my company has multiple vehicles which can be taken as part of a car pool. Some cars are more popular to be taken than others. At the moment, on a spreadsheet we manually record the journey number, date of journey, time…

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asked 2025-05-20T15:43:08.29+00:00
MJ 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T23:25:57.95+00:00
Ashish Mathur 85 Reputation points
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comparing two sheets

I need to compare data in two sheets for differences. If any value in Sheet "Drive" column C is not found in sheet "daily" column a, I want it to highlight yellow. And if any value in sheet "daily" column A is not found in…

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asked 2025-05-30T11:52:56.73+00:00
JH 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T23:22:03.6+00:00
Ashish Mathur 85 Reputation points
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How do you import data from one excel sheet to another sheet in the same workbook that auto updates?

I need to update a master sheet and have those updates auto update on 3 other sheets in the same workbook. I used the Insert link but it would not update when I inserted a new row in the master sheet. I am trying to keep an alphabetical list of names in…

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asked 2025-06-24T15:27:32.5266667+00:00
Haynes, Melanie 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T23:17:26.01+00:00
Ashish Mathur 85 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Specific filtering in Excel

Hello all, In my line of work i get given Excel docs with 15,000+ entries for data regarding devices, info on there includes things like IP addresses, IMEI etc and i get another excel doc with 200+ entries with limited info, only the IMEI for example,…

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asked 2025-07-17T13:49:53.84+00:00
Tom Lee 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T23:12:17.7966667+00:00
Tom Lee 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to Dynamically Carry Over & update Column Letters+Values with a Formula on one Sheet from a Reference Sheet

I'm working with two sheets: an input sheet and a reference sheet. The input sheet is for monthly forecasting has 12 tabs for each period in the year, and the reference sheet is a budget for next year. Each period, I reference cells from the budget sheet…

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asked 2025-07-15T15:57:07.06+00:00
Pasquarella, Stephen 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-17T22:30:57.75+00:00
Jay Tr 150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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the system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application

Excel.exe System Error the system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application. The overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this application

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asked 2025-07-15T20:04:19.91+00:00
Alexander Dumas (Admin) 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-17T22:15:34.7366667+00:00
Killian-N 95 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Excel protected cells not working

Hello, I got my worksheet protected. I was able to edit unlocked cells as well as sort all columns but Everything else that I checked did not work. Your assistance is very much appreciated. Thanks

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asked 2025-07-17T19:33:27.4133333+00:00
Therence Valdez 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-17T20:22:20.8533333+00:00
Vy Nguyen 385 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator