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Excel's UNIQUE function can't skip columns—unless you use this trick

Nest CHOOSECOLS inside UNIQUE to extract non-adjacent columns, and use INDIRECT for interactive header dropdowns.
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How I audit long Excel lists without looking at my screen

Excel's Speak Cells tool gives me a live audio safety net and retrospective, hands-free data verification.