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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.

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.

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. However, it’s worth considering the addition of Power Query to your review toolkit on the grounds of simplicity and ease of use.

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

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.

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.

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. In part 2 we are going to look in more detail at some of those tools and techniques.

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.

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).

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.

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

This webinar explores the fundamentals of Power Pivot and how to best use this functionality in Excel to structure and analyse data, based on real-life examples accounting and finance professionals will encounter.

In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, you can use report filters to filter data in a PivotTable report, but it is not easy to see the current filtering state when you filter on multiple items. In Microsoft Excel 2010 and later versions (that is, from when Slicers were introduced), you have the option to use Slicers to filter the data

An imminent Excel enhancement will allow you to include Data Types and images in your PivotTables. Is this your chance to build PivotTables containing employee photos and product pictures?

Form Controls are objects that can be used to display data or make it easier for users to enter data, to perform an action or to make a selection.

It might have taken you hours, or even days, to turn your data into an interactive Excel dashboard, driven by multiple Slicers, but investing just a few more minutes on improving the presentation of your dashboard can give it greater impact and help it communicate its message even more effectively.

Although the imminent new Excel IMAGE() function provides additional options for displaying pictures that change dynamically based on values in cells, there is already a way to do this using the Excel Camera. The examples in this article show you how to display product pictures and real traffic lights.

When working with reports interactively, it's often useful to be able to set a date or range of dates to filter the information. Here, we are going to compare the way date filtering works in Excel and in the free Power BI Desktop app.

Office Scripts are a new scripting language for automating Excel. In this article, Mark Proctor explores how Office Scripts differ to VBA and what we can or cannot do with each.

In a recent webinar on 'Financial Modelling and Scenario Planning: Mastering Effective Decision-Making', Craig Stirk and Ben Ducker explored why scenario planning is important and why structured models can help. Ben returns to answer some questions from the webinar they were unable to respond to during the session.

Hello and welcome back to Excel Tips and Tricks! This week we have a Developer level post where provide a high-level overview of Office Scripts in Excel, a potential replacement for VBA to help automate tasks.

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.

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.

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.

In preparation for a very useful enhancement to the Excel check box feature that is currently available to those on the Insider update channel, we take a look at how check boxes work at the moment before seeing how much easier they will be to use in the near future.