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...
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....
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...
Sorting data can substantially help organizing data and generating reports. In Excel, you can sort data with a single click using the Sort icons under the DATA tab. However, this is a permanent solution, meaning that the sorted data will remain that way, and you will...
Ledgers are crucial for keeping track of expenses, and managing the budget of any entity, be it a small house to an international company. Preparing a general ledger (GL) table can be a daunting task, especially when dealing with lots of category codes. If your table...
Date lists are an important part of numerous Excel models. Excel can automatically recognize date-time values, format the cells, and generate a date list quickly with AutoFill or specific functions. However, date-time functions are focused on a generating a single...
How to generate random numbers in ExcelYou can generate decimals between 0 and 1, and integers between certain limits using the RAND and RANDBETWEEN functions. RANDARRAY function is a new addition to randomization formulas, which is currently only available to a...
With the dynamic arrays concept, formulas that return an array can spill the results to the neighboring cells automatically. However, this behavior conflicts with legacy implicit intersection formulas that use ranges (arrays). For the sake of backward compatibility,...
With the introduction of the dynamic arrays and spill concepts, Microsoft has also released a spill range operator (#). This operator is designed to reference spill ranges dynamically.For example, the cell D3 has =UNIQUE(B3:B16) formula which spills the return values...
