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These 47 expert Excel tricks will transform you into a power user

Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.
Journal of Accountancy

How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to use the SCAN function in Microsoft Excel to calculate running totals

The SCAN function lives in a single cell and spills the results down the column, ensuring my totals are always structurally and mathematically correct. The SCAN function has three arguments: ...
Education Week

These Schools Restricted Cellphone Use. Here’s What Happened Next

When Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky., restricted the use of cellphones, principal Jason Neuss expected student interaction to improve. He also hoped students would engage more with their ...
PC Magazine

Banish Spreadsheet Headaches: How I Use ChatGPT as My Excel and Google Sheets Wingman

Save hours on data entry and formula writing with my game-changing AI tips. From the laptops on your desk to satellites in space and AI that seems to be everywhere, I cover many topics at PCMag. I've ...
NPR

Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'

The Department of Energy has told employees to avoid using certain words, including "climate change," "green" and "sustainable," according to an internal email sent to staff and obtained by NPR. The ...
Education Week

There’s a Generational Difference in How Teachers Use Cellphones

Imagine a school that has recently adopted a new cellphone policy. Every morning, students drop their phones into gray magnetic pouches as they walk into class. No arguments. No eye rolls. Just quiet ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: How do doctors calculate absolute risk reduction numbers when considering use of statins?

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Is cell phone ban really the answer or should we teach kids best way to use them? | Letters

Judging by Daniel Buck's credentials, it is unlikely he and I would agree on much politically. However, his opinion piece on a statewide ban of cell phones in schools is spot-on (“If WI wants to ...
Forbes

How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. ICE is using all manner of ...
CBS News

Schools across U.S. turn to a locked magnetic pouch as a cellphone ban solution. Here's what to know.

Carey Gallagher began her senior year at Yonkers Middle High School in New York this week alongside 1,438 students, now all required to place their cellphones in a locked magnetic pouch. Yonkers ...