Build flexible Excel functions that automatically handle blanks, defaults, and overrides without messy nested IFs.

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Replace legacy formulas with MAP, BYROW, BYCOL, SCAN, and REDUCE to build secure, scalable, and automated spreadsheets.

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Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...