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Pad a column to fixed length with #Excel formula

Posted on June 3, 2023 by MF

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 →

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Change the first letter to upper case, first word only please #Excel

Posted on July 19, 2018 by MF

This is a short story of mine, and an imaginary conversation in my head…  How to change the first letter (of first word only) to upper case in Excel? This was a question from a colleague sitting opposite to me.  … Continue reading →

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Writing a long formula in steps

Posted on August 13, 2016 by MF

Writing a long formula is not easy, even for an advanced Excel user.  What I mean long is  a formula with many nested FUNCTIONS within a single formula.  The difficulty I am talking about is not related to whether you understand the … Continue reading →

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How Excel formula can save your time?

Posted on September 6, 2014 by MF

Extract number from a text string This post is about two things: How a poor system set up could drive you crazy? Why being good in Excel could save you lots of time in workplace? Another real work example.  I was … Continue reading →

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