The dot operator and trim range function in modern Excel make formulas more dynamic, concise, and error-resistant, reducing the need for manual adjustments like dragging fill handles.

You can remove leading, trailing, and extra spaces between characters and numbers in Excel using TRIM(), SUBSTITUTE() or Find and Replace.

Then, I discovered the TRIM function in Excel, which helps remove extra spaces from a text string, leaving only single spaces between words. It's a straightforward formula to use.

Learn how to use Excel's Trim Refs and TRIMRANGE to clean datasets, automate tasks, and improve reporting accuracy.

Excel’s Text functions are a major time saver if your job entails managing massive data, especially data that’s imported from other sources. Fortunately, all ASCII data is easily imported, but ...