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A much better way to manage Excel formulas

Posted on January 20, 2025 at 02:43 CST by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

MICROSOFT 365

By Peter Deegan

Excel’s Advanced Formula Environment (AFE) is something that, once you get it, you will wonder how you lived without it.

AFE gives a Visual Studio–like view of a formula and named elements, which is so much better than the formula bar.

Even a simple formula can be hard to understand, especially if you didn’t write the formula in the first place.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.03.0, 2025-01-20).

Microsoft 365 Advanced Formula Environment, AFE, Excel, Formulas, Microsoft Office, Newsletters, Python

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