admin – HowtoExcel.net https://howtoexcel.net Analytics. Automation. Process Improvement. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:28:13 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://howtoexcel.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/h2eicon.png admin – HowtoExcel.net https://howtoexcel.net 32 32 Free Excel Add-In: 20+ Macros to Automate Tasks and Make You More Efficient https://howtoexcel.net/2018/09/free-excel-add-in-20-macros-to-automate.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/09/free-excel-add-in-20-macros-to-automate.html#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:36:00 +0000     This add-in is completely free and includes over 20 macros that I have worked on myself and that I hope will help you. Any feedback is welcome, as well as any suggestions for other macros you would like to see added. Disclaimer These macros have not been tested exhaustively so I don’t offer any […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/09/free-excel-add-in-20-macros-to-automate.html/feed 1 Using Stacked Charts and Showing Totals https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/using-stacked-charts-and-showing-totals.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/using-stacked-charts-and-showing-totals.html#respond Sat, 28 Jul 2018 15:53:00 +0000 A stacked chart in Excel allows users to take advantage of the best of both worlds: a column chart that shows period-over-period totals and a pie chart that can show what made up those totals. It can be a very useful chart, but knowing how to structure it is half the battle. In my example, […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/using-stacked-charts-and-showing-totals.html/feed 0 Formatting and Removing Errors and Zero Values https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/formatting-and-removing-errors-and-zero.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/formatting-and-removing-errors-and-zero.html#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:34:00 +0000 Often times in a data set you’ll have to handle with errors that can wreck your data, especially if you need to do any analysis on it. There are several ways that you can handle errors so that they don’t show up in your data. IFERROR The first method is by using the IFERROR function, […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/formatting-and-removing-errors-and-zero.html/feed 1 Finding Partial Matches and Using Wildcards with VLOOKUP https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/finding-partial-matches-and-using.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/finding-partial-matches-and-using.html#respond Sun, 01 Jul 2018 05:34:00 +0000 If you’re looking up data, often times just using a VLOOKUP function can be enough to get you your desired result. Sometimes, however, it doesn’t do enough, especially if you’re looking for a partial match. While you can set VLOOKUP to pull an approximate match rather than an exact match, that may not provide you […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/07/finding-partial-matches-and-using.html/feed 0 Extracting the Largest and Smallest Values in a Dataset https://howtoexcel.net/2018/06/extracting-largest-and-smallest-values.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/06/extracting-largest-and-smallest-values.html#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:27:00 +0000 Retrieving the maximum and minimum values is done relatively easily in Excel using the MIN() and MAX() functions, but what if you wanted to extract the five largest or smallest values? Two lesser-known functions can help you achieve this: SMALL and LARGE. Both functions work the same way and have the same arguments: (array, k) […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/06/extracting-largest-and-smallest-values.html/feed 0 Are Your Excel Files Too Big? 3 Ways You Can Bring Them Down in Size https://howtoexcel.net/2018/05/are-your-excel-files-too-big-3-ways-you.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/05/are-your-excel-files-too-big-3-ways-you.html#respond Mon, 28 May 2018 05:52:00 +0000 If you’ve got a big Excel file (e.g. more than 10 mb) and you don’t have tens of thousands of rows, you may want to see what you can do about bringing that size down. If you have lots of data, you may want to consider linking it using PowerPivot, although that’s a topic for […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/05/are-your-excel-files-too-big-3-ways-you.html/feed 0 Protect Your Sensitive Excel Data with This Template and Add-in https://howtoexcel.net/2018/05/protect-your-sensitive-excel-data-with.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/05/protect-your-sensitive-excel-data-with.html#respond Fri, 04 May 2018 14:20:00 +0000 One of the challenges sometimes with sending your spreadsheet to someone, whether it’s to review or to make changes to it, is that it contains sensitive information. So I’ve created a template and add-in that will help you accomplish that. You can download the template here or if you prefer, the add-in is available here. […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/05/protect-your-sensitive-excel-data-with.html/feed 0 5 Useful Excel Shortcuts That Are Underutilized https://howtoexcel.net/2018/04/5-useful-excel-shortcuts-that-are.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/04/5-useful-excel-shortcuts-that-are.html#respond Sun, 29 Apr 2018 02:20:00 +0000 There are a lot of ways you can speed up data entry and analysis in Excel, and while most people know about copying and pasting and how to undo actions, there are some useful ones that many users aren’t familiar with. This list will go over five lesser-known, but useful shortcuts. 1. CTRL + 1 : […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/04/5-useful-excel-shortcuts-that-are.html/feed 0 Dynamically Filter Data Using Only a Formula https://howtoexcel.net/2018/04/dynamically-filter-data-using-only.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/04/dynamically-filter-data-using-only.html#respond Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:40:00 +0000 In my previous post I went over advanced filters in Excel. This time around I’ll go over how to achieve the same result using just a formula. No macros, no VBA, just through a not-so-simple formula that can dynamically update based on your selections. I’m again going to use my sample database file for this […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2018/04/dynamically-filter-data-using-only.html/feed 0 How to Use an Advanced Filter https://howtoexcel.net/2018/03/how-to-use-advanced-filter.html https://howtoexcel.net/2018/03/how-to-use-advanced-filter.html#respond Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:31:00 +0000 There are many ways you can filter data in Excel, and in this post I’ll cover the Advanced Filter. Using the Advanced Filter will allow you to set a criteria in place for your filter and then put the results in a separate section or tab. The benefit from a normal filter where you select […]

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