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Kutools for Excel 28.00 - Release notes

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Good news! Kutools for Excel 28.00 comes with dozens of useful new features and excellent improvements! You can upgrade to this version or try it for free by downloading Kutools for Excel 28.00.

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New Features

1. Find Duplicates
This feature helps identify duplicates based on one or more specified columns. Once the duplicates are identified, you can perform various operations on them:

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  • Select Duplicates: Selects the rows within the specified range that contain duplicates.
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  • Hide Duplicates: Hides the rows that contain duplicates.
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  • Identify Duplicates: Marks the rows that contain duplicates.
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  • Select and Highlight Duplicates: Selects and highlights the rows within the chosen range that contain duplicates.
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2. Add to Right (Column)
By default, when adding new columns in Excel, the columns are inserted to the left of the selected columns. With the Add to Right feature, you can easily insert new columns to the right.

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3. Add Below (Row)
Typically, when adding new rows in Excel, the rows are inserted above the selected rows. With the Add Below feature, you can conveniently insert new rows below the selected ones.

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4. Add Columns
The Add Columns feature allows you to insert a specific number of columns to the left or right of a selection, eliminating the need for manual counting.

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5. Add Rows
The Add Rows feature enables you to insert a specific number of rows above or below a selection, removing the need to count rows manually.

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Improvements

1. Delete Blank Rows: In Selected Range
The In Selected Range option has been enhanced with a new interface, now supporting two operations:

  • Deleting blank rows within the selected range.
  • Deleting entire rows that contain blank cells within the selected range.

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2. Ribbon UI
The layout of some functional areas in the Ribbon UI has been optimized.

Fixed

1) Superscript / Subscript: Fixed a misalignment issue on high‑resolution screens.
2) Several minor bugs have been resolved.

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