In Going Back to the Topic of Functions For a Moment…, Excel Program Manager Joseph Chirilov posted a PDF containing information about improved functions in Excel 2010. These changes were introduced in a previous post on the same blog. Some functions have new names to make the interface more consistent, while others are becoming more accurate.
There are a few functions I'm most concerned with that supposedly will have a better algorithm. I've used all the other functions a combined total of 0 times.
Improved Functions in Excel 2010:
- MOD
- RAND
- CEILING
The problem is, the PDF attached to the blog post doesn't explain exactly how these functions will be improved. I did find a reference to bugs in the MOD function, but didn't find anything for the other two, and I can't confirm if the Mod bug is fixed in Excel 2010. So we'll have to wait and see if any explanation is forthcoming.
For an explanation of how these functions work, and more, check out Chandoo's Excel Formula E-Book. (note: this is an affiliate link)
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