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How to switch to Excel full screen mode
Excel’s toolbar and Ribbon contain many features and shortcut icons that are aimed for improving productivity. On the other hand, these icons actually take a lot of space in your screen. Thus, your work space becomes a bit more limited. A full screen, or...
How to Make Excel Show Formula Bar or Hide It
By default, the formula bar is visible in Excel to allow you to see and enter formulas in the active cell. However, you may want to hide the formula bar either to limit user interaction with it, or to give your Excel workbook a compact look and feel. Alternatively,...
How to hide or unhide Excel scroll bar
As you might know, Excel displays horizontal and vertical scroll bars to allow scrolling through the horizontal and vertical areas in worksheets. Although, these are essential tools for working in a workbook; you may want to hide them to give your Excel workbook a...
How to make Excel turn off sounds
Sound feedback in computer software is intended to increase productivity and warn users when necessary. However, some might find these warnings unnecessary and unhelpful. Excel gives you a "ding" whenever you do something wrong, and inevitably add to your frustration....
Color coded parentheses in Excel for easier formula creation
It is very easy to lose track when creating complex formulas in Excel. Since functions use parenthesis to wrap their arguments, you may end up in a position that you do not know which parenthesis belongs to which function. In this kind of situations, you need to pay...
How to how to debug an Excel formula using the F9 key
Debugging formulas in Excel can be intimidating. The process becomes harder if you are trying to calculate and also remember the values of each part of the formula. Fortunately, the F9 key is an easy and quick way to break a formula down into pieces. The F9 key...
How to analyze complex formulas with the Excel Evaluate formula feature
Are extremely long, formulas nested arguments intimidating you? The Evaluate Formula feature can help you untangle these complex formulas! This tool essentially solves complex formulas step by step. In this guide, we're going to show you how to step through complex...
Relative Named Range in Excel
Excel uses absolute references for named ranges by default. While absolute references can cover most scenarios, relative references in named ranges work as relative references do in formulas. This behavior can be useful in some scenarios, but can be a bit tricky! In...
How to Make Excel Change Scope of Named Range
Named ranges have a property named "scope". Usually, you do not need to adjust this property to use named ranges in Excel. On the other hand, it can become very useful if you have a number of sheets that are identical. The scope concept allows you to use the same name...