How to insert today's date in Excel

How to insert today's date in Excel

Using the current time and/or date in Excel can help keep track of activities or add timestamps to your work easily. In Excel, there are a few ways for inserting the current date and time in a cell. In this article, we are going to show you how to insert Excel...
Function: ENCODEURL

Function: ENCODEURL

The Excel ENCODEURL function is a Web formula that can convert strings into their URL-encoded versions. The ENCODEURL function is available for 2013 and later versions of Excel on the Windows platform. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to use the Excel...
Function: FILTERXML

Function: FILTERXML

The FILTERXML function is a Web formula that can return specific data from an XML content, using a given XPath. This ability makes the function suitable for use in conjunction with the WEBSERVICE function. The FILTERXML function is available for 2013 and later...
Function: WEBSERVICE

Function: WEBSERVICE

The Excel WEBSERVICE function is a Web formula that can return data from a web service on the Internet or an Intranet. This function is available for 2013 and later versions of Excel for Windows. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to use the Excel WEBSERVICE...
Excel Nested IF Alternative: The CHOOSE Function

Excel Nested IF Alternative: The CHOOSE Function

A popular use case for the IF function is creating nested formulas that can check for various criteria. However, nested IF statements can get pretty complicated and cumbersome when dealing with several conditions. In this article, we’re going to show you how to use...
How to perform reverse lookup with CHOOSE function

How to perform reverse lookup with CHOOSE function

Lookup functions are widely used in Excel models. However, one of the most popular lookup functions, VLOOKUP, can only search the left-most column in the search area. This function will fall short if you need to search in the middle of a table and return values from...
Function: CHOOSE

Function: CHOOSE

The Excel CHOOSE function is a Lookup & Reference formula that can return the value of one of its arguments by a given position. For example, if the value arguments are the months of a year, the CHOOSE function can return one of the months, when a number between 1...