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Simple but effective, part 3 - extending Tables
- 09 May 2024
- Simon Hurst
In this series we are going to examine some of the capabilities of Excel Tables. So far, we have considered different ways of turning a range of cells into an Excel Table and demonstrated the importance of Tables in helping to ensure that ranges in formulas adapt automatically to changes in the dimensions of the Table. We have also seen how new rows and columns are automatically incorporated into existing Tables. This time, we will start by changing the dimensions of Tables manually.
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Top 12 Excel Combinations: 9. NOT ISNUMBER
- 08 May 2024
- Liam Bastick
In the latest instalment of his series counting down the "Top 12" of Excel function combinations, Liam Bastick considers NOT ISNUMBER.
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Excel Community round up – April 2024
- 01 May 2024
- Excel Community
Here are all the new Excel blogs from the Excel Community in April 2024.
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Finding the missing link – Edit links enhanced
- 25 Apr 2024
- Simon Hurst
Links to cells in other workbooks are a frequent cause of confusion. It can be particularly difficult to track down some of the more elusive ways in which one spreadsheet can be linked to another. A Find Next command available as part of an enhancement to the previous Edit Links command might now be able to help.
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IRR, XIRR & MIRR – What are they? When to use them?
- 23 Apr 2024
- Mark Proctor
IRR is commonly used to help make project investment decisions. In this article, Mark Proctor returns to explore the use of the IRR function in Excel and potential alternatives.
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Simple but effective, part 2
- 18 Apr 2024
- Simon Hurst
In this series we are going to examine some of the capabilities of Excel Tables. In part 1 we considered different ways of turning a range of cells into an Excel Table and demonstrated the importance of Tables in helping to ensure that ranges in formulas adapt automatically to changes in the dimensions of the Table. This time, we will look in more detail at adding rows and columns to existing Tables and see how this can contribute to automating your spreadsheets.
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EXCEL TIP OF THE WEEK
Excel Tips & Tricks #489 – The basics of charts in Excel part 2: Combo charts
- 08 Apr 2024
- Tom Edmunds
Hello and welcome back to Excel Tips and Tricks! This week, we have a Creator level post exploring the concept of a combo chart in Excel that can be used for two or more series of data.
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Top 12 Excel Combinations: 10. SUMPRODUCT SIGN (Multiple Conditions with OR)
- 03 Apr 2024
- Liam Bastick
I the latest instalment of his series counting down the “Top 12” of Excel function combinations, Liam Bastick considers . SUMPRODUCT SIGN (Multiple Conditions with OR).
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Excelators Ready!
- 01 Apr 2024
- Simon Hurst
In breaking news, there are rumours that a major Excel update might be on the way that could allow you to create and use your own Excel nickname within Excel’s personalisation options. If this is true, you’d be a fool not to give it a try.
EXCEL COMMUNITY ROUND UP
Excel Community round up – March 2024
- 01 Apr 2024
- Excel Community
Here are all the new Excel blogs and webinars from the Excel Community in March 2024.
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Simple but effective, part 1
- 27 Mar 2024
- Simon Hurst
It’s very easy to format a block of data in your favourite colour scheme by using an Excel Table, but Excel Tables are so much more important than just facilitating formatting. In this series we are going to see just what they are capable of, starting with looking at how to create Excel Tables and going on to cover some simple examples of their practical use, such as avoiding global austerity.
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Including calculations in Microsoft Word
- 27 Mar 2024
- Simon Hurst
Excel might be the obvious application for all sorts of calculations, but Word also has a calculation feature based on Field Codes that can perform simple calculations, use some functions and also format the result.
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A short introduction to Power Query M code
- 25 Mar 2024
- Mark Proctor
While M code in Power Query may look overwhelming and confusing, the functional language is similar to Excel formulas built using the LET function. In this article, Mark Proctor explores how to get started with understanding and using M code in Excel
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Your Questions Answered #10 – Tips and Tricks Live extended
- 25 Mar 2024
- Bani Lamba
In this year’s first 'Excel Tips and Tricks live – your questions answered' webinar, John Yeldham and Ian Pay tackled Excel questions and queries covering best practice, the use of functions and functionality, and a range of techniques for data handling and analysis in Excel. Bani returns to answer some of the unanswered questions from the webinar.
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Spreadsheet review – can Power Query help? Part 4
- 13 Mar 2024
- Simon Hurst
Legacy Excel supports a range of functions and techniques that can help identify potential errors and problems within a spreadsheet as part of a review process. In part 1 of this series we looked at some of the advantages of adding Power Query to your review toolkit and, in parts 2 and 3, explored some of the available tools. In part 4 we are looking at the output of those tools in more detail.
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EXCEL TIP OF THE WEEK
Excel Tips & Tricks #488 – The basics of charts in Excel
- 11 Mar 2024
- Thomas Edmunds
Hello and welcome back to Excel Tips and Tricks! This week, we have a Creator level post exploring the basics of the different chart types in Excel.
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Excel, Teams, Power BI, Canva, Zoom, Google Sheets++: New tech features for Nov-Feb 2024
- 08 Mar 2024
- David Benaim
David Benaim presents a digest of new features across Microsoft 365 and other business tech products in written, images and video format, covering the last three months.
EXCEL COMMUNITY ROUND UP
Excel Community round up – February 2024
- 01 Mar 2024
- Excel Community
Here are all the new Excel blogs from the Excel Community in February 2024.
Excel's new functions might change data analysis forever
- 29 Feb 2024
- Liam Bastick
Excitement is building, as a range of new functions introduced by Microsoft towards the end of last year are – hopefully – edging closer to general release. Here, Microsoft MVP Liam Bastick explores how they work and what they might mean for you.
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Spreadsheet review – can Power Query help? Part 3
- 23 Feb 2024
- Simon Hurst
In part 1 of this series, we looked at some of the advantages of adding Power Query to your review toolkit. This time we are going to move on from the Profile table that we created in Part 2 to rearranging our Table and positioning it above our original data for ease of reference. We will be using a range of techniques that demonstrate the versatility of the Power Query tools.
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