Excel: Shape up your data
There are many tools to help you squeeze information out of your data, but it needs to be in the right shape.
Category: Excel
Connecting datasets in Excel
In the newest version of Excel, you may have noticed the “data model.” This allows you to connect multiple datasets and analyze them as one.
Microsoft Office Notes: May ’16
Keeping minutes; find/replace; formatting
Excel: Spot duplicate rows
The Conditional Formatting tool on the Home tab, Cell Styles group offers something called Highlight Duplicate Values. Before you start jumping for joy, it really means values, not rows.
The magic of Excel 3-D references
Q. Is there an easier way to create a formula across work sheets than clicking on each cell you want to add to the formula?
Create simple forms in Word, Outlook and Excel
There are some pretty geeky ways to create forms in Microsoft Office. Start with these less geeky solutions first.
Getting FlashFill to work the way you need it to
Q. I can’t get FlashFill to work in Excel 2013. What am I doing wrong?
Keyboard shortcuts: Excel
Recover your outline levels in subtotal mode … Hide a row quickly … Create a table from anywhere inside a well-built list.
Make the most of MS Office on your iPad
The Office app remains a relatively new option for iPad users, but one that can really help you boost productivity when you can’t use your laptop or desktop computer.
Excel Quandaries
Microsoft Office Certified Trainer answers two questions about pound signs and circular cell references.