Learn the BEST Excel keyboard shortcuts. Perfect for Beginners and for those who want to save time and work smarter. It doesn’t matter if I’m delivering a Stage 1 or a Stage 3 Excel training course – when I’m demonstrating to the class I whip around the screen, format, select and modify and update using shortcut …
5 Reasons why your Excel filter may not be working
Are you are having a few hassles when filtering? Is the filter not working properly or as you would like it to? Here are some reasons why your Excel filter may not be working. Excel has an expectation that you have prepared your data to meet some basic layout standards before you use filter. Get these …
Excel – How do I change a Pivot Table back to the classic (version 2003 and earlier) display?
Learn how to change a Pivot Table back to the classic display of version 2003 and earlier. If you were familiar with Pivot tables in Excel versions prior to Excel 2007 you will be very used to the classic display of working with the blue lines of the Pivot Table and the ability to drag and …
Excel – Using VLOOKUP to compare two lists
If you want to save yourself a huge amount of time when reconciling data, learn how to use VLOOKUP to compare two lists or columns of data. Years ago the Training and Development manager of a large organisation invited me to spend some time in their Accounts department in order to observe how the Accounts team …
Excel – How do I merge cells within a range that is formatted as a Table?
PROBLEM: when I use “Format as Table” to format a range the “Merge and Center” button becomes inactive and I can no longer merge cells. Why?SOLUTION: the Table format will stop the merging of cells. However there is a work-around. The Format as Table command can be used to quickly apply a professional format to a …
Excel – How can I create a list of Weekdays only?
Need a list of weekdays? The Auto Fill button allows us to quickly create a lists of days of the week. However, the list includes Saturday and Sunday. Thankfully Excel offers a very simple solution to create a list that only includes weekdays.
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