If you have a list of entries to pick from in Excel 2013, use the Rand () feature to create a random number beside each entry. Sorting the list by this random number scrambles the data, so there's ...

To extract and sort non-adjacent arrays in your data, nest the CHOOSECOLS or CHOOSEROWS functions inside your SORT or SORTBY ...

Use the RANDARRAY() dynamic array function to return random names or other text in Microsoft Excel.

Not all sorts in Excel are alphabetical. Sometimes, you need to sort by an irregular set of terms, and when that happens, you need to create a custom sort. Here's how.

You can filter data in Excel based on either certain parameters in columns or over the whole sheet, and you can later unfilter the sheet.