Here is all of September 2020's new Excel content. Excel Community and Tech Faculty members can access all posts by logging in to their accounts: Other users can access posts described as "public".
The Excel Community has moved off of the ION site this month and all content is now right here on icaew.com! A few posts from early September will still direct to the older site.
Excel Tip of the Week
357 – Removing duplicates redux (public)
Get rid of duplicate values from your table – whether with the Ribbon tool or with the new UNIQUE function – and understand how each works, with our handy guide.
358 – Revisiting FREQUENCY
This unusual array function can quickly tot up how many values fall into a number of buckets – making for quick and easy histograms.
359 – Audit sampling templates: VBA
Our three-part series concludes with a look at how to do random or monetary unit sampling using VBA code.
360 – Revisiting typing special characters
Whether you’re looking for a ♥ or a 😁, you can enter special characters in Excel directly from the keyboard – we show you how.
361 – How to do data entry
We get back to basics with a look at the keyboard shortcuts, best practices, and tips you need to do data entry simply, efficiently, and securely.
Other blogs
Intro to Financial Modelling – Part 9: Clarity – Labelling & explanation
Andy Paw of Protiviti brings us the latest instalment in our examination of the lessons of the Financial Modelling Code – looking at why labelling and explanation aren’t just nice-to-haves, but essential pieces of the model-building process.
Audit sampling techniques – the Power Query alternative – part 1 and part 2
Simon Hurst brings his own spin to the recent TOTW series on audit sampling, examining how to manage random and monetary unit sampling with Power Query as a fourth option.
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