Don't listen to anyone who tells you that the VALUE function in Microsoft Excel is obsolete. You'll probably seldom need to use it on its own, but when combined with other functions, it's still as ...

Got a problem with an Excel spreadsheet. I have a non-specific data column in an Excel 2007 spreadsheet. The data in one column is zip codes in the form of both zip (5 digit, 00000) and zip+4 (10 ...

When you want to combine values in Microsoft Excel, instead of complex expressions or VBA, opt for Power Query – it’s fast and easy. My TechRepublic article How to combine values from a column into a ...