There are a number of mouse and keyboard shortcuts for copying. But there is one type of copy that can be frustrating. Copying dates can be challenging because, in general, Excel wants to increment them, not copy them. There is a simple technique to instruct Excel to copy a date. (more…)
You learn something new every day. Today I discovered that you can have columns within a text box. If you right click the text box and choose Format Shape the Task Pane below should open on the right. Click the third icon (Size and Properties) at the top and then open up the Text Box options. The Columns button allows you to specify how many columns plus the gap between them. Have fun.
Excel 2016 has introduced a new type of IF function to simplify handling multiple conditions. It is called IFS. (more…)
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Some systems add DR and CR to the end of numbers when they export into Excel. This renders the values useless for normal calculations. You can use data cleansing techniques to remove the characters using formulas or Power Query. There is one function however that can perform calculations on these types of entries. (more…)
Charts have a behaviour that many people don’t realise. That behaviour can also be turned off. If you hide a row or column in the data range used by a chart, the values will also be hidden on the chart. (more…)