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 […]
Save time, fill across worksheets
You can copy the same data into multiple worksheet in one go. Select the data to copy.Hold down Ctrl and select worksheets to copy to.Go to the Home menu, find the Editing section, Chose Fill – Across worksheets. Be careful to unselect the sheets before you do anything else. Do this by clicking on an […]
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 + […]
Get your information here!
Excel includes Data Types that can get information from the internet and put it straight into your spreadsheet. You can choose from twenty different types of information, including Stocks, Geography, Food and Movies. Type in the thing you are interested in, select which data type you want it to be, and use the Insert Data […]
Be Unique
The UNIQUE formula, in #excel, makes short work of removing duplicates from a list. It comes in two main formats, determined by the third input. You can totally remove any items that appear more than once in your list, as below, or just keep one copy of each item. =UNIQUE(The range that has the values […]
Sorted! Complex sorting with SORTBY
SORTBY is a formula you can use to sort data by multiple columns at once or return one column of data sorted by another column. We can return the Company “Names” in order of market share without having to return the market share column. Anatomy of SORTBY(Array to sort: Just the company names for us, […]
Sorted! Get sorted with SORT function.
Sorting used to have to be done in place, but the Excel SORT functions allows you to present data from one place, in another place sorted by your specifications. Here is a simple example. This is a list of companies, in company order, there listings and market share. What if we want to list the […]
Filter formula for fun.
The filter function enables you to display some information from a list based on specified selection criteria. This simple FILTER formula returns the Names of the people from the list above that are in the team specified in B10, Red in this case. This is an example of a formula that will “SPILL” down into […]