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Make your spreadsheet look less like a spreadsheet.

If you want your spreadsheet to look less like a spreadsheet, or you want more space for your data when showing it to others, then you can make a big difference with a few clicks. Turning off the gridlines and the headings (the letters across the top, and the numbers down the side) can make […]

Pivot Tables are amazing!

I was reminded again this week how great Pivot Tables are. If you haven’t used these little beauties in your Excel workbooks you might be missing out. Sometimes, they can require a little bit of manipulating to get your data into a state that is ready for a Pivot Table, but it is totally worth […]

Fitting data into a cell and getting it just right.

When the information you want to enter into a cell is too long for the width of the cell you would like, you can use Wrap Text. This will fit the information to the cell by expanding it down to fit. Another great trick to know about is Alt + Enter. When you would like […]

Center Across Selection instead of Merge and Center.

Instead of using Merge and Centre, try using Merge Across Selection. It makes highlighting easy and formulas more logical. The results look the same, but what is happening in the background is different. Below is how most people will put a title across multiple cells, by using the Merge & Center button. Notice the green […]

Filter a graph the easy way

You can filter a graph, right on the graph. Select the graph and choose the filter button. Choose which series or categories you want to be able to see. Select Apply.

Two very handy shortcut keys for charts.

There are two particularly useful shortcut keys are when using an Excel chart (graph). Use Ctrl + Left or Right arrow keys to move through selecting each chart element. Great for getting to the point you want when it is close to others and hard to get just right with the mouse. Use Ctrl + […]

Excel Tables: Why you should be using them.

If you have data that is in a table structure, i.e. column headings and rows of information then formatting your Excel data as a table has a lot of advantages. To format your data as a table, you can use the Format as Table button on the Home Menu, (Shortcut keys Alt, H, T), or […]

Conditional Formatting

Conditional Formatting, such a great tool. On the home tab of your #excel sheet. I have used it to highlight all the cells in my column that are over 85. You can use it to automatically highlight the top 10 values, or the lowest 5%, or cells that contain a certain word, or many other […]