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Category Archives: Excel Tips
Create Sequential Numbers in #Excel Easily
There are multiple ways to create a list of sequential numbers in Excel. The most common one should be simply type 1 in a cell, followed by drag and drop (fill-series). Another common approach would be using a simple formula … Continue reading
Quick #Excel Tip – Display only the range you want to show on a worksheet…
by hiding all unwanted columns and rows Did you know there are 16384 columns and 1048576 rows on a worksheet? We have the flexibility to navigate any cells within this large range! Nevertheless, this is NOT what we want some … Continue reading
Use case of TEXTSPLIT in #Excel 365
We talked about the new function – TEXTSPLIT in the previous post. Let’s share a use case of myself in this post. From time to time, I receive email with a long list of recipents. Occassionally, I may want to … Continue reading
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Split text with delimiter(s) into columns or rows and even table with TEXTSPLIT in #Excel365
It’s a common task to split text into columns in Excel. We can do that with “Text to Columns” under Data tab. That’s very handy, however it returns only static result (good for one off task) and could not split … Continue reading
Distinct count using functions in #Excel 365 is so easy
Have your ever wanted to count how many distinct items in a range? Though a common task, there was not build-in functional for it. Perhaps we can make a distinct list using advanced filter first then we count the outcome. … Continue reading
Copy values from Status Bar in #Excel 365
You probably knew it… In Excel, when multiple cells are selected, we will see basic statistics of the selected cells in status bar: This is a very handy feature. But did you know… this handy feature has a nice touch … Continue reading
Workbook Statistics in #Excel 365
Whichever version of Excel you are using, you will see a lot of useful information about your worksheet/workbook in the Status Bar. Having said, many users are not aware of the presence of the status bar. Are you one of … Continue reading
Unhide multiple sheets with #Excel 365
Photo Hunt time – What are the differences between the two screenshots? Three, Two, One… Answer: Did you see it? The long-awaited feature is finally here in Excel 365. The next question is how?
Unselect selected cells with #Excel 365
First of all, I wish you a happy, healthy, and Excellent new year of 2023! Unselect selected cells Maybe you knew this already … we can select multiple cells/ranges by holding CTRL key. However, there was no way to unselect … Continue reading
Will Power Query change your life?
Well, it depends! Depends on what? It depends on what you do and how you do it in Excel. 😉 True/False moments Excel is the core software I use for work I use Excel for data analysis I need to … Continue reading
Quick Tip – Edit #DAX formula in #PowerBI Desktop efficiently
Let me share a quick tip of Power BI today coz I work with Power BI Desktop a lot recently. 😎 What I am going to share in this post is my favorite shortcut key in Power BI Desktop. Honestly, … Continue reading
Highlight differences in two ranges with Conditional Formatting in #Excel
Happy New Year! Wish you all an Excellent Year of 2022! To kickstart the year, let’s share a trick to solve a common task – highlighting differences in two ranges, with conditional formatting. Common enough, right? The ingredients are simple, … Continue reading
Highlight different cells in two lists in #Excel
Finding and highlighting differences should be a common task in Excel. Most of the time, it’s solved by formula or conditional formatting. Either way, we need to construct a simple formula like the one below to compare the cell contents … Continue reading
Do Not input “-” for zero. Use proper formatting in #Excel
Do you input a hyphen to represent zero? If you do, please stop doing so in the future. The proper way of displaying “-” for zero is to apply relevant cell format to it. E.g. Using Accounting format with no … Continue reading
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Convert numbers of different digits into text of fixed digits in #Excel
The situation We have an extensive list of numbers in different digits, say from 10 to 13 digits. The problem is, they are supposed to be numbers in thirteen digits stored as text. (Of course, in our example, we work … Continue reading
7 Copy and Paste Tricks I wish I knew sooner in #Excel
Regardless of what we do with Excel, Copy and Paste is something we do on daily basis… or even hourly basis. 😁 You may be thinking, every one knows Copy and Paste. Yes, probably. But is every one using Copy … Continue reading
Protect your cells in #Excel
Think about this… you have spent hours of work building your wonderful Excel template. Needless to say there are lots of formulas that took you hours of thorough thoughts and considerations, on top of the beautiful formats and layouts. You … Continue reading
[Video] – Swap cell contents with a simple mouse trick
It is super easy to move cells around by drag and drop. The standard drag and drop action however replaces contents in the destination cells. What if we want to preserve destination cells and just shift them up or right? … Continue reading
SUMIF vs. GETPIVOTDATA in terms of performance in #Excel
Did you experience a slow workbook? How slow? Let’s say it takes more than 2 minutes to just open the file. This is actually what a colleague asked me for help. When I opened the workbook, I saw LOTS of … Continue reading
The very hidden gem of AutoFilter in #Excel
Don’t get me wrong. I am not talking about the Filter button sitting on the Data Tab of ribbon, although they look almost exactly the same. I am pretty sure that most people who use Excel five days a week … Continue reading
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