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r/excel
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Text posts only (no link/image posts); set correct flair and mark a helpful answer with 'Solution Verified' (ClippyPoint) — follow Reddit self-promo rules.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: question, guide, discussion
Headline: concise problem summary (e.g., “Excel SUMIFS not summing when criteria met — Excel 365, Windows”). Write in first person when asking; include Excel version/OS. Keep posts as text only, include sample data (copy/paste table or code block), formatted formulas/VBA in code blocks, show attempted solutions. Tone: factual, technical, helpful. Upvoted: reproducible examples and clear solutions; Removed: image/link-only posts, vague/no-data questions, AI-lazy replies.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked August 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/excel's rules page before posting anything that matters.
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