Watch Window in Excel – Keep Track of Important Cells
Assume a target where you need to track the changes in the value of a particular cell. The cell of interest is hundreds of rows
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Excel COLUMNS Function – How To Use
The COLUMNS function in Excel allows us to determine the total number of columns in a given cell range or array. It is a simple
How to Change Tab Color in Excel (3 Easy Ways + Shortcut)
Dear readers, "tab" here refers to a worksheet tab in Excel that is used to select a worksheet and among other options, is used to
Excel COLUMN Function – How To Use
The COLUMN function returns the column number of a specified cell reference or range of cells. For a range of cells, the COLUMN function will
Excel CHOOSEROWS Function – How To Use
The CHOOSEROWS function in Excel extracts the specified rows from a given range of cells or arrays. The function is especially useful when we need
How to Print Comments in Excel (3 Easy Ways + Shortcut)
A comment in a cell is denoted by a purple corner marking and is specific to a single cell. Let's show you an example of
How to Transpose Data in Excel (3 Quick & Easy Ways)
Transpose is an effectively powerful feature that switches the orientation of data quickly in Excel. Why would you want to change the data's orientation? Going
Excel CHOOSECOLS Function – How To Use
The CHOOSECOLS function is used to retrieve specific columns of data from an array or multiple ranges into a single new range. This function can
How to Select Every Other Row in Excel (3 Quick & Easy Ways)
To work on every other row in Excel, you would have to select them first. A continuous selection is no problem at all but selecting
Excel ADDRESS Function – How To Use
The ADDRESS function in Excel enables users to create a cell reference by providing the row and column numbers of a cell. The function is
How to Change Page Orientation in Excel (Shortcut + VBA)
By default, the page orientation in documents is portrait mode, the other being landscape. An Excel file will also automatically be set to portrait orientation.
Excel N Function – How To Use
The N function in Excel converts any input value to a number. The numeric values and errors remain unaffected, while all other data gets converted
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Excel Functions
Excel TEXT Function – How to Use
The TEXT function in Excel converts numeric values to a text string. While you'll mostly be fiddling with numbers on an Excel sheet, you may
Excel WORKDAY Function – How to Use
The WORKDAY function is categorized as a Date and Time function. It helps us add or subtract N working days to a date provided by
Excel WEEKDAY Function – How to Use
The WEEKDAY function is a DATE and TIME function that can be used to find the weekday for a given date. The date is supplied
Excel FILTER Function – How To Use
The FILTER function is an Excel function that lets you fetch or "filter" a data set based on the criteria supplied via an argument. The
Excel OFFSET Function – How to Use
The OFFSET function is one of the most enigmatic Excel functions that may take a while to wrap your head around. But I will ensure
Excel IF Function – How to Use
IF function is undoubtedly one of the most important functions in excel. In general, IF statements give the desired intelligence to a program so that
Formula Errors
#N/A Error In Excel – How To Fix
Sometimes, when you’ve used a bunch of lookup tables on your Excel sheet, you might spot a #N/A error. The #N/A error is typically associated
#NAME? Error In Excel – How To Fix
The #NAME? error is a common Excel error because it’s easy to make mistakes that can cause the #NAME? error. In most cases, you’ll be
#DIV/0! Error In Excel – How To Fix
When you’ve done some computations on your Excel sheet, you sometimes look at the whole thing later and find that one of the cells has
#NUM! Error In Excel – How To Fix
The #NUM! error is a frequent visitor on your worksheet. This can make you want to pull your hair out if you’ve used the output
#REF! Error In Excel – How To Fix
Say you’ve got this worksheet from a couple of months ago ready to work with. You pull it up on your computer and start working.
#NULL! Error In Excel – How To Fix
The #NULL! error is less common than other errors like #VALUE! or #NUM! errors. The error is basically Excel telling you that you’ve supplied an
How To's
Excel Page Breaks – Guide to Add, View & Remove Page Breaks
If you feel your data is crowding the page it is to be printed on and dividing the data would help with clarity, you can
How to Lock Cells in Excel – Protecting Excel Worksheets
Whether you are trying to steer clear of accidental overwrites, feeling fickle, or trying to protect some important data; all your reasons are good enough
Excel Named Ranges – Creating, Editing, and Deleting Names
Names are one convenient identity. Imagine how we'd be addressed if we didn't have names? Excel tries to make our lives easier by providing us
How to Find and Fix Circular References in Excel
A circular reference occurs when you end up having a formula in a cell – which in itself uses the cell reference (in which it’s
Excel Flash Fill – How To Use
What is Excel Flash Fill, and more importantly, what is so special about it? Flash Fill is a special tool in Excel that can automatically
How to Insert a Checkbox in Excel (In 5 Easy Steps)
Inserting a checkbox in Excel is an easy task. The checkbox control is available in the Excel developer tools option. Checkbox and other controls like dropdowns can
Calculations
How to Calculate Business Days in Excel (3 Easy Formulas)
Where are you from? Are you a TGIF person or is your Saturday spirit drowning somewhere behind the office walls? The most common understanding of
How to Calculate Years of Service in Excel (2 Easy Ways)
Finding out the years of service of employees may come with their resignation. The intent may be to find out the employment duration or to
How to Calculate Weighted Average in Excel (2 Easy Formulas)
We all know how averages work, right? Means or averages are easily calculable and represent a central value. That's all fine for regular numbers but
How to Calculate Square Root in Excel (3 Easy Ways + VBA)
Hello there citizen of Excel town! Here's a brainwave. Have you ever thought about getting Excel to do what you have been doing for a
How to Square a Number in Excel (5 Quick & Easy Ways)
The aim is simple. Squaring a number, a number raised to the power 2, the number multiplied by itself; it's all the same thing, you
How to Calculate Age in Excel (7 Easy Formulas)
Excel doesn't have a dedicated function for calculating age, but there are several ways we can use someone's date of birth to compute the person's
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