March 7, 2011
How to Join Text Together in Excel Using CONCATENATE and &
Often data imported into Excel from another system isn’t quite in the format we want. Text can be split across
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February 4, 2011
How to Insert Subtotals in Excel
The Subtotal tool in the Outline group on the Data tab of the ribbon automatically inserts subtotal formulas and grand
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February 1, 2011
Excel VLOOKUP to the Left Using CHOOSE
A little while ago I showed you how to do a lookup to the left using the INDEX and MATCH
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December 17, 2010
Calculating Time in Excel
Calculating time in Excel can be very frustrating, especially when all you want to do is sum a column of
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December 3, 2010
INDEX MATCH Functions in Excel
In this tutorial, we'll dive into the powerful Excel INDEX and MATCH functions, which are essential for manipulating and analyzing
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November 30, 2010
Excel Running Total Formula
Quite often we want to see a running total or running balance column for our data. There are a few
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November 26, 2010
Excel HLOOKUP Formulas Explained
The Excel HLOOKUP formula is just like the VLOOKUP formula, only the table you are looking up is laid out
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November 24, 2010
Excel OFFSET Function Explained
The OFFSET function is one of Excel’s best kept secrets. Probably because it’s quite tricky to explain, and can be
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November 8, 2010
How to Round Numbers in Excel Using 3 Rounding Functions
It’s common practice in Excel to format decimal places to get the desired rounding of numbers. But the problem with
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October 6, 2010
Excel SUBTOTAL Formula Explained
If you think SUM is handy, wait til you meet SUBTOTAL. SUBTOTAL has so many tricks up its sleeve you’ll
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October 2, 2010
Excel IF AND OR Functions Explained
Excel IF AND OR functions on their own aren’t very exciting, but mix them up with the IF Statement and
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September 29, 2010
Excel Nested IF’s Explained
Did you know we can use a nested IF formula to extend the number of logical tests and therefore, possible
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September 25, 2010
Excel’s IFERROR Puts an End to Messy Workarounds
Before the introduction of the IFERROR function in Excel 2007, if you wanted to hide errors displayed by some formulas
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September 24, 2010
Excel Absolute References $ – The Missing Link
Excel Absolute References are the backbone of ALL formula writing enabling you to copy and paste formulas with ease. Enter
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September 22, 2010
Excel VLOOKUP – Sorted List Explained
In my previous Excel VLOOKUP formula tutorial I mentioned that there are two ways you can use a VLOOKUP but
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September 20, 2010
Excel VLOOKUP Formulas Explained
The Excel VLOOKUP formula is my favourite! Perhaps because it was one of the first formulas I mastered. It gave
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September 13, 2010
Excel COUNTIF and COUNTIFS Formulas Explained
In this tutorial we’re looking at the COUNTIF and COUNTIFS Formulas, and we'll take a look at a couple of
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September 10, 2010
Excel SUMIF and SUMIFS Formulas Explained
SUMIF extends the capabilities of the basic SUM function by allowing you to tell Excel to only SUM items that
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August 25, 2010
Excel IF Statement Explained
In this tutorial we’re going to explain how to use the Excel IF function (also known as IF Statement), and
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