This is my first post about exploring free public data sources. Knowledge really is powerful and knowing how people get injured is important in order to learn from it and avoid future accidents.
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Some formulas are complex due to a complex question. Other formulas are complex due to inefficient data layout. Continue reading
In Excel we can bin numbers. We can also bin letters. Rare but possible. However, be careful when binning a mix of letters and symbols! What could go wrong? A student who earns a B- could end up with an A- grade! Continue reading
If you’ve been working with Excel long enough you’ll notice that some solutions work but can be dangerous and lead to problems. Continue reading
We all have down time while we wait in line or while we commute. How do you use this time? In the past two years I’ve used part of my down time to learn Excel by reading tweets.
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What does binning numbers into groups have in common with TV? Well…probably nothing but I had fun combining these ideas while creating this Excel file. Continue reading
The vlookup function is often used to prove a bare minimum of Excel knowledge because it’s both useful and common. Continue reading
On Friday after work I attended a ModelOff Meetup in Toronto at The Rum Exchange located on 67 Richmond St W. It was a fun event! Continue reading
Last week I attended one of Bill Jelen’s Power Excel Seminars. The event was hosted by Excel4Apps at the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto. Continue reading
When you want to get a list of Excel file names from a folder and display it in an Excel sheet most people would think about using VBA (Excel’s programming language). But what if you don’t know VBA? Continue reading