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Still getting annoying zeros or blank rows when referencing entire columns in Excel?
🚫 Say goodbye to messy formulas and complicated workarounds.
✅ Just add a dot (.) — Technically called Trim References / Trim Refs - or use the new TRIMRANGE function — and Excel will automatically clean up your dynamic ranges. So you can finally reference the full column (ok. you probably should still stick to a range or better an Excel table if possible)
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00:00 Introducing the New Excel TRIMRANGE Function
00:59 How to Use the Dot: Trim Refs in Excel
03:14 How to Use TRIMRANGE Function
04:15 Clean Unique Lists Without Zeros Using TRIMRANGE or Dot
05:01 Combine Data Across Sheets with VSTACK + TRIMRANGE
07:27 Get the Last 12 Months of Data with TAKE
09:17 Wrap Up
Availability: Excel for Microsoft 365 - TRIMRANGE is generally available.
In this video, you’ll discover:
- How the dot operator (Trim Refs) instantly removes trailing and leading empty cells
- How TRIMRANGE automatically expands/contracts with your data — no more OFFSET or INDEX hacks
- A cleaner way to create dynamic lists, charts, and reports
- How to combine data across sheets without dragging blank rows along
- The modern, simple formula to get the last 12 months of data
- When to use TRIMRANGE vs. Excel Tables (and why you might switch depending on the task)
TRIMRANGE is a game-changer. It automatically detects the actual cell range your data lives in — and grows or shrinks with it. No more writing dynamic named ranges. No more formula frustration.
Even better: The new dot operator is a shorthand for TRIMRANGE. Just add a dot after your column reference, and Excel handles the cleanup for you.
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