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 dealt with their day-to-day tasks. My job was to report on any process that could be improved using Microsoft® Excel. Continue Reading
There are times when you want to return a match for a VLOOKUP based on more than one value. For example, we may have customers who have multiple branches. Each branch is recorded under the same customer number. So how do we look up info for a specific branch if all of the branches are using the same customer number?
Continue ReadingPROBLEM: having to retype text when your data is in UPPERCASE, lowercase or a Mix oF bOTH.
SOLUTION: quickly change the text back to the proper case without having to retype it. Continue Reading
