by Ilker | Apr 19, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
You add a new line into a cell and press Enter just like in any text editor. By doing so, Excel selects the cell below the previous one instead of adding a new line. But, how do you move on to a new line in the same cell? There are two ways to do this, Pressing...
by Ilker | Apr 19, 2018 | Excel Macros, Excel Tips & Tricks
Although keeping the data on different sheets help organizing them in terms of look and feel, this approach may cause problems when you need to get data from all sources. VLOOKUP or INDEX functions can’t really help here, and other methods to combine data can be...
by Ilker | Apr 18, 2018 | Excel Macros, Excel Tips & Tricks
You’ve worked with text data before, used formulas, and created reports, but how do you up your game? Efficiently loop through text data using this simple VBA code to analyze or manipulate strings. Code Sub LoopThroughString() Dim counter As Integer Dim mystring...
by Ilker | Apr 18, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Ever spent time to transpose rows and columns in a data set? It can be a very tedious job to switch rows to columns or columns to rows. It gets even harder if your data is updated frequently. Not anymore, for you can transpose rows and columns in a table using a...
by Ilker | Apr 16, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Managing and coming up with strong passwords can be challenging. Let us show you how you can create your own custom password generator in Excel. You can download our sample workbook below. Download Workbook Syntax Random Character Generation =RANDBETWEEN(0,9)...
by Ilker | Apr 16, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Do you have a list of items or names that you want to sort randomly? Using the RANDBETWEEN, RANK, and INDEX functions in conjunction, you can easily shuffle an item group for a random draw. Syntax =RANDBETWEEN( 1, number of list items ) + ROW() / very large number...
by Ilker | Apr 12, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Excel has a function for converting regular (Arabic) numbers to Roman numbers. Syntax =ROMAN(number, type of conversion) Steps Type =ROMAN( Select or type the cell reference that includes number in Arabic form B3, Type the conversion type, or omit C3 Type ) and press...
by Ilker | Apr 12, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
In complex models, it is important to write comments explaining how the formulas work. But the limitation of Excel’s Insert Comment feature is that you must type the entire comment in a textbox. There is an alternative. You can use N() formula to insert your...
by Ilker | Apr 11, 2018 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Be it for creating a time card or planning, creating a flexible calendar where you can omit holidays will come in very handy. Using the WORKDAY function you can easily create such a table and incorporate it in your data models. Syntax =WORKDAY(previous date, 1) Steps...
