Step-by-step, tested fixes for Excel and Google Sheets formula errors, lookups, dates, data cleaning, plus free spreadsheet templates.https://sheetfixes.com/enhttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/convert-text-to-numbers/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/convert-text-to-numbers/Numbers stored as text break SUM, lookups and sorting. Spot them in seconds, then convert with Convert to Number, Paste Special, Text to Columns, VALUE/NUMBERVALUE or Power Query, plus the hard cases.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTnumbers-stored-as-textdata-cleaningvalue-functionnumbervalueexcelgoogle-sheetshttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/trim-not-working/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/trim-not-working/TRIM leaves spaces behind? Find out exactly which character it is with one formula, then remove non-breaking spaces (CHAR 160), line breaks, tabs and zero-width characters in Excel or Google Sheets.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrimnon-breaking-spacedata-cleaningchar-160excelgoogle-sheetshttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/arrayformula-vs-map-lambda/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/arrayformula-vs-map-lambda/ARRAYFORMULA, MAP/LAMBDA or fill down in Google Sheets? A decision table and side-by-side formulas for row math, AND/OR per row, row totals, running totals and per-row SUMIFS.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTarrayformulamaplambdabyrowgoogle-sheetscomparisonhttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/countif-vs-countifs-vs-sumproduct/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/countif-vs-countifs-vs-sumproduct/COUNTIF, COUNTIFS or SUMPRODUCT? A decision table plus tested examples for AND, OR, case-sensitive, row-by-row and month counts, and the edge cases that give wrong totals.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTcountifcountifssumproductconditional-countingexcelgoogle-sheetshttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/filter-vs-query/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/filter-vs-query/FILTER or QUERY in Google Sheets? A decision table, 9 side-by-side formulas, and the traps (mixed data types, case, column letters, empty results) that decide which one to use.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTfilterquerygoogle-sheetsdynamic-arrayscomparisonhttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/hours-worked-overnight-shift/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/hours-worked-overnight-shift/Calculate hours worked in Excel when a shift crosses midnight. Copy the MOD formula, subtract breaks, total over 24 hours, split night hours and overtime. Free timesheet.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTtime-calculationstimesheetovernight-shiftmod-functionexcelgoogle-sheetshttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/calculate-age/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/calculate-age/Calculate age from a date of birth in Google Sheets with DATEDIF: whole years, years-months-days, age on a set date, next birthday, plus leap-day and month-end edge cases.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdatesdatedifageedatearrayformulahttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/dates-stored-as-text/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/dates-stored-as-text/Excel dates left-aligned, not sorting, or giving #VALUE!? Detect dates stored as text and convert them with DATEVALUE, Text to Columns, Paste Special or DATE+MID.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdatesdatevaluetext-to-columnsdata-cleaningexcelhttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/sumifs-or-logic-same-column/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/sumifs-or-logic-same-column/SUMIFS returns 0 when you give one column two criteria. Sum North OR West with an array constant, a criteria list, FILTER or SUMPRODUCT, without double counting.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTsumifsor-logicsumproductarray-constantscountifsgoogle-sheetshttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/spill-error-in-table/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/spill-error-in-table/Getting #SPILL! "Spill range in table" in an Excel table? Fix the missing @ first, then return one value per row, move the formula outside, or convert to a range.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTspill-errorexcel-tablesdynamic-arraysstructured-referencesfiltertextjoinhttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/sum-time-over-24-hours/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/sum-time-over-24-hours/Your time total resets after 24 hours? Format the SUM as a duration ([h]:mm) in Google Sheets, convert to decimal hours, handle overnight shifts and text times.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTtimedurationsumtimesheetnumber-formathttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/dependent-dropdown/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/dependent-dropdown/Build a dependent drop-down in Google Sheets that works on every row and keeps working when you insert rows or add items. One helper formula, no named ranges.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata-validationdropdowndependent-dropdownarrayformulavlookupdata-entryhttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/extract-email-regexextract/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/extract-email-regexextract/Pull email addresses out of messy text in Google Sheets with REGEXEXTRACT. Covers whole columns, several emails in one cell, names, domains and validation.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTregexextractregexemaildata-cleaningtext-functionshttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/highlight-duplicates-two-columns/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/highlight-duplicates-two-columns/Highlight values that appear in both columns in Google Sheets with a COUNTIF custom formula. Covers one column, both columns, same row, missing values, case and spaces.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTconditional-formattingduplicatescountifdata-cleaninghttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/count-checked-checkboxes/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/count-checked-checkboxes/Count checked checkboxes in Google Sheets with COUNTIF, count per row or column with BYROW/BYCOL, count by owner or date with COUNTIFS, and show a % progress bar.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTcheckboxescountifcountifsbyrowprogress-bartrackershttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/query-unable-to-parse/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/query-unable-to-parse/Fix the Google Sheets QUERY error "Unable to parse query string for Function QUERY parameter 2": quotes, cell references, dates, clause order, GROUP BY, Col1 and IMPORTRANGE.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTqueryvalue-errorgoogle-sheets-errorsimportrangehttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/vlookup-wrong-value/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/vlookup-wrong-value/VLOOKUP returning the wrong value in Excel or Google Sheets? Fix the missing FALSE argument first, then check duplicates, column numbers, relative ranges and wildcards.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTvlookuplookup-errorsapproximate-matchexcelgoogle-sheetshttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/array-result-not-expanded/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/array-result-not-expanded/Why Google Sheets shows #REF! "Array result was not expanded because it would overwrite data", how to find the blocking cell, and 6 fixes with copy-ready formulas.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTarrayformularef-errordynamic-arraysgoogle-sheets-errorshttps://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/importrange-connect-sheets/https://sheetfixes.com/google-sheets/importrange-connect-sheets/Why IMPORTRANGE shows #REF! "You need to connect these sheets" in Google Sheets, how to click Allow access, and what to do when the button never appears.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTimportrangeref-errorgoogle-sheets-errorspermissionsqueryhttps://sheetfixes.com/excel/xlookup-na-error/https://sheetfixes.com/excel/xlookup-na-error/XLOOKUP shows #N/A even though the value is there? Find the cause fast: spaces, text numbers, ranges, match_mode and more, with copy-paste fixes.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTxlookup