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Category Archives: Formula
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
#Excel IMAGE function is great, but…
If you are using #Excel365, you have the privilege of many powerful functions. IMAGE is one of them! This function works like a charm with just one argument required. Think about a simple formula like this: =IMAGE(A1) It returns the … Continue reading
Combine contents in a range of cells into a singe cell, with TEXTJOIN function in #Excel365
A decade ago, I wrote a blog post about the same in an no-formula approach. Ten years has past and Excel has evolved so much. With Excel 365, the same task can be performed in an efficient and effective manner … Continue reading
VLOOKUP across tables is so easy in #Excel365
Again, a picture tells a thousand words. The following GIF shows what we want to achieve: Seriously? A simple VLOOKUP formula stated below would do. What’s the challenge? =VLOOKUP(G3,B:E,4,FALSE) Yes, you are right if all these tables reside on the same worksheet. What if … Continue reading
Dependent Dropdown menu using OFFSET in #Excel
Quite a long time ago, I wrote about two different approaches of preparing dependent dropdown menu in Excel. The first approach was for non Excel365 users, while the second approach was for Excel365 users. You may refer to the post … Continue reading
Posted in Formula
Tagged COUNTIF, Data Validation, Dependent Dropdown, excel, formulas, MATCH, OFFSET, UNIQUE
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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
Quick #Excel 365 Tip – Combine values from a range of cells into comma separated text
Before 365, this needs to be entered into the CONCATENATE function one by one, not to mention the commas in between. With Excel 365, use the function: ARRAYTOTEXT. Bingo! Say the range of text resides in A1:A9. All you need … Continue reading
Pad a column to fixed length with #Excel formula
Here’s the situation: We have a column of values with various lengths, from 1 to 5 letters. We want to convert that into a fixed length of, say 5 letters, padding with zero(s). The following screenshot illustrates the requirement. How … Continue reading
Simple Basket Analysis – Formula approach with #Excel 365
The challenge – How many transactions with just Brand A and B together? In my previous post / video, I solved this problem with Power Query. If you are using #Excel 365, did you know you can solve this problem … Continue reading
Posted in Excel 365, Excel in Action, Formula
Tagged ARRAYTOTEXT, Filter, Sort, UNIQUE
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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
Basic Date Calculations – Power Query vs Excel Formula
It is quite common to perform date-related calculations when we work with Excel. Before Power Query, we must do it with built-in functions. However, we may not get the results we need with a single function most of the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Formula, Power Query
Tagged CEILING, CHOOSE, Date, DAY, EOMONTH, LET, MONTH, Power Query, SWITCH, TEXT, TODAY, YEAR
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How to sum a range with #ERRORS in #Excel?
SUM is probably the most frequently used function in Excel. And probably the first function we learned. Though powerful, it cannot handle errors… 😰 This is the fact we need to deal with. SUM cannot handle errors. AGGREGATE comes to … Continue reading
The strange behavior of SUMIF and the quick fix
Have you ever got an incorrect result from SUMIF and wonder why? You can find the answer in this post. 🙂 Continue reading
Fixing inconsistent data type in lookup table in #Excel
A common VLOOKUP problem with an easy fix The situation – VLOOKUP fails… Have you ever encountered something like this? This is quite common. We are sure that the VLOOKUP formula is correct. We are sure that the lookup values … Continue reading
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
#Excel INDIRECT function explained with a use case
There are many #Excel functions that you may not find them useful when you first learn them. Sometimes you may even doubt why there are such functions. INDIRECT should be one of them. 🤔 What INDIRECT does? It returns the … Continue reading
Have you encountered any weird formula in #Excel?
Happy Halloween! 👻 Let’s do something fun. You are invited to leave your comments below. For what? For sharing with us any “weird” formula that you have ever seen in Excel. Real cases please. 😁 Wait… what do I mean … Continue reading
SUM the last X non-blank values in a column in #Excel
Got this question from my brother. He is tracking scores for game he plays with friends. The game can be played with up to four players. He wants a formula to calculate the last 10 scores of a player. He … Continue reading
Determine leap year with #Excel
Today is a special day. Today is February 29th, which happens only once every four years. And today is Saturday, when I usually post a new blog. So let’s talk about how to determine if a year is leap year using … Continue reading
Be cautious when using XLOOKUP
Can you spot the error in the above formula? It’s not about the new function of XLOOKUP. It’s about inevitable human error… If you are an Excel fan, you should be aware of the exciting XLOOKUP function in Office 365. … Continue reading
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