by Ilker | Jul 16, 2019 | Excel Formulas, Excel Tips & Tricks
A popular use case for the IF function is creating nested formulas that can check for various criteria. However, nested IF statements can get pretty complicated and cumbersome when dealing with several conditions. In this article, we’re going to show you how to use...
by Ilker | Jul 16, 2019 | Excel Formulas, Excel Tips & Tricks
Lookup functions are widely used in Excel models. However, one of the most popular lookup functions, VLOOKUP, can only search the left-most column in the search area. This function will fall short if you need to search in the middle of a table and return values from...
by Ilker | Jul 11, 2019 | Excel Formulas, Excel Tips & Tricks
A dynamic drop down (also known as a dependent drop down) is a term for drop downs with a dynamic list. The list items of a dynamic drop down get updated according to another input which is usually another drop down as well. A common example is to have lots of items...
by Ilker | Jul 10, 2019 | Excel Tips & Tricks
A common way to populate lists or tables in Excel is using the INDEX function. However, you need to create a helper column or row, to define row and column numbers for the INDEX function. This way, the INDEX can populate return the values into the corresponding cells....
by Ilker | Jul 2, 2019 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Excel doesn’t have a built-in method to sort data randomly. Instead, you need to rely on formulas to sort a list of values randomly. Before dynamic array formulas, you needed to build a structure of formulas and helper columns to achieve this. Thanks to the...
by Ilker | Jul 2, 2019 | Excel Macros, Excel Tips & Tricks
Macros in Excel are code blocks that you can run in your workbooks to process a batch of commands. Macros are great for automating repetitive tasks such as copying or removing data from specific cells. However, macros can be daunting for new users. Creating a macro is...
by Ilker | Jun 28, 2019 | Excel Tips & Tricks
The Excel Developer tab is a Ribbon tab which contains a number of tools aimed towards advanced features of Excel such as VBA, add-ins, form and ActiveX controls. Although you can access the VBA Editor with the shortcut (Alt+F11), the Developer tab in the Ribbon also...
by Ilker | Jun 25, 2019 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Excel can get the stock market data from 60 different stock exchanges around the world. However, this information will not refresh automatically, and currently you need to refresh stock data manually, or write a VBA code to automate the process. In this article, we...
by Ilker | Jun 18, 2019 | Excel Tips & Tricks
Do you have large datasets or dashboards with formulas scattered along multiple sheets? Are you navigating back and forth between sheets to check what the formulas return after changing values on the different sheets? Excel has a solution for you: the Watch window. In...