Imagine a weekly task of sending out a simple report. To do this you rely on data from someone else. When the layout of the data changes chaos reigns! What can we do? Continue reading
Data Disaster: non normalized data
Excel-Picture-Link
Let’s review basic picture links in Excel and then explore alternative solutions to picture link limitations. I’ve also included a fun Dashboard to help Oz du Soleil reassess his wardrobe! Continue reading
Paste Formula Into Excel’s Name Box
Do you ever hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple non adjacent cells or ranges? I’ve found a way to select multiple non adjacent ranges (any sheet) by pasting a formula into Excel’s Name Box! Continue reading
2018 World Cup and Excel !
Last week I was helping a friend build a World Cup pool in Excel. It was fun debating the pool’s scoring rules. I also taught him a few Excel tricks along the way. Continue reading
Overlap of Binning and Rounding in Excel
Binning numbers and rounding numbers are two separate things in Microsoft Excel. However, there is one interesting binning twist that can be solved using a rounding function. Continue reading
Dependent Drop Down List in Excel
A data validation drop down list has ‘Beverage’, ‘Food’, ‘Dessert’. You select ‘Food’. In the 2nd drop down list you want to see only ‘Food’ items (‘Chicken’, ‘Meatloaf’, ‘Seafood’). The 2nd list depends on the 1st. This is a dependent drop down list in Excel. I’ll explain my favorite way to solve this. Continue reading
Don’t break the chain
Years ago, Brad Isaac was working as a stand-up comedian. One night Brad saw Jerry Seinfeld at a comedy club and asked him if he had any advice for a young comic. Read Jerry’s advice and how this applies to learning Excel! Continue reading
Stack Groups of 3 Numbers in Excel
When faced with a challenge in Microsoft Excel it’s rare that two very different approaches can both be equally amazing! In this post I’ll review two completely different solutions from Oz du Soleil and David Hager. Continue reading
Retrieve 1st Code for Selected City When Description is not blank
In Microsoft Excel there are often many different ways to create a solution. The best solution is often subjective based on whether we emphasize simplicity or efficiency. Here is a good example: Continue reading
Excel Error “You can’t enter an array formula over merged cells”
You created a cool array formula and then merged it across several cells. Later, you realize that you need to modify this array formula. When you try to press Control Shift Enter you get this horrible error: Continue reading