Version: 2018b
Type: Features
Category: Data Handling
Subcategory: Workbook and Worksheet
Jira: ORG-16882
For Averageif(), Countif(), and Sumif() function, you can use Excel column name in condition string argument now. E.g,
countif(a, "A>0") //Before Origin 2018b, must use countif(a, "col(A)>0")
Also, the performance of these functons is improved.