You shouldn’t need five steps to clean a column. Or a script. Or a headache. Excel’s new TRIMRANGE function quietly solves a huge pain point. And if you work with imported or user-entered data ...

A cluttered Excel sheet can be a nightmare—extra spaces, inconsistent formatting, random text everywhere. But with the right functions, you can clean it up in seconds and make your data actually ...

A. Excel’s TRIMRANGE function and trim references help users quickly tidy up datasets. This makes for a cleaner, easier-to-follow, and more efficient spreadsheet.