This article demonstrates how to insert pictures to a chart axis, the picture above shows a column chart with country […]
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Checks if a logical expression is met. Returns a specific value if TRUE and another specific value if FALSE.
The SUM function in Excel allows you to add values, the function returns the sum in the cell it is […]
How to group items by quarter using formulas
This article demonstrates two formulas, the first formula counts items by quarter and the second formula extracts the corresponding items […]
How to copy Excel tables programmatically
The image above demonstrates a macro linked to a button. Click the button and the macro runs. It copies the […]
How to highlight row of the selected cell programmatically
Today I would like to share with you these small event handler procedures that make it easier for you to […]
Working with classic ciphers in Excel
What's on this page Reverse text Insert random characters Convert letters to numbers How to shuffle characters in the alphabet […]
5 easy ways to VLOOKUP and return multiple values
This post explains how to lookup a value and return multiple values. No array formula required.
How would you figure out an unique list where the sum of in one column doesn't match the other column? […]
How to customize the chart area
The chart area contains all components. If you choose to format the chart area you can change things like border, […]
How to customize the chart title
I recommend that the chart title is short and easy to understand. How to add a chart title Follow these […]
How to customize chart axis titles
The x-axis and y-axis titles are just as easy to format and customize as the other chart elements. How to […]
Most Excel charts consist of an x-axis and a y-axis, Excel allows you to easily change the looks of […]
How to customize the chart legend
You can easily customize the font, font size, font color etc of the chart legend: Select legend. Go to tab […]
How to customize chart tick marks
The image above shows tick mars in a line chart, there are two types of tick marks, major and minor […]
How to customize a chart data series
To change the looks of a data series simply double-click with left mouse button on the data series. If you […]
How to customize the plot area
The plot area refers to the location of the chart that displays the actual data represented by lines, bars, columns, […]
Finding the shortest path – A * pathfinding
Two months ago I posted some interesting stuff I found: Shortest path. Let me explain, someone created a workbook that calculated […]
This article demonstrates a VBA macro that saves user input to a given workbook and worksheet programmatically. Macros are great […]
How to use the RANDARRAY function
The RANDARRAY function returns a table of random numbers across rows and columns. It is located in the Math and […]
Charts in Microsoft Excel lets you visualize, analyze and explain data. Charting in Excel is very easy and you […]
How to use the SEQUENCE function
The SEQUENCE function creates a list of sequential numbers to a cell range or array. It is located in the […]
How to use the WEEKDAY function
Converts a date to a weekday number from 1 to 7. Formula in cell D3: =WEEKDAY(B3) Excel Function Syntax WEEKDAY(serial_number,[return_type]) […]
The Mod function returns the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor. The Mod function is short for […]
How to use the BETADIST function
The BETADIST function calculates the beta distribution representing an outcome in the form of probability. This function is in the compatibility […]
Rearrange values using formulas
The picture above shows data presented in only one column (column B), this happens sometimes when you get an undesired […]
Search for a text string and return multiple adjacent values
This article demonstrates array formulas that search for cell values containing a search string and returns corresponding values on the […]
Extract unique distinct values from a filtered Excel defined Table [UDF and Formula]
This article demonstrates two formulas that extract distinct values from a filtered Excel Table, one formula for Excel 365 subscribers […]
How to remove numbers from a cell value
This article demonstrates an array formula that extracts all characters except numbers from a cell, cell C3 contains the formula […]
How to use the SORTBY function
The SORTBY function allows you to sort values from a cell range or array based on a corresponding cell range […]
The SORT function lets you sort values from a cell range or array. It returns an array with a size […]
How to use the FILTER function
The FILTER function lets you extract values/rows based on a condition or criteria. It is in the Lookup and reference category […]
How to use the UNIQUE function
The UNIQUE function is a very versatile Excel function, it lets you extract both unique and unique distinct values and […]
How to use the ADDRESS function
The ADDRESS function returns the address of a specific cell, you need to provide a row and column number. Formula […]
Vlookup with 2 or more lookup criteria and return multiple matches
VLOOKUP and return multiple matches based on many criteria.
Unique distinct list sorted alphabetically based on a condition
Update 17 December 2020, the new FILTER, UNIQUE, and SORT functions are now available for Excel 365 users. =SORT(UNIQUE(FILTER(C3:C11, E3=B3:B11))) […]
Lookup multiple values in different columns and return multiple values
Jason C asks: I have a set of data, like the one you used in the original example that also […]
Extract all rows from a range that meet criteria in one column
Lookup with criteria and return records.
Filter unique distinct records
Table of contents Filter unique distinct row records Filter unique distinct row records but not blanks Filter unique distinct row […]
Filter unique values sorted from A to Z
A unique value is a value that only exists once in a list. A unique distinct list contains all cell values […]
Extract a unique distinct list sorted from A to Z ignore blanks
The image above demonstrates a formula in cell D3 that extracts unique distinct numbers and text values sorted from A […]
Extract a unique distinct list and ignore blanks
Question: How do I extract a unique distinct list from a column containing blanks? Answer: Cell range B3:B12 contains several blank […]
Extract a unique distinct list sorted from A to Z
The array formula in cell D3 extracts unique distinct values sorted A to Z, from column B to column D. […]
How to extract a case sensitive unique list from a column
My definition of unique values are values that exist only once in a cell range. The image below shows you […]
5 easy ways to extract Unique Distinct Values
First, let me explain the difference between unique values and unique distinct values, it is important you know the difference […]
What's on this page Prepare data Sort data Start the Subtotal tool Subtotals on multiple levels Dialog box settings Remove […]
The VAR.S function tries to estimate the variance based on a sample of the population. The function ignores logical and […]
How to use the STDEV.P function
The STDEV.P function returns standard deviation based on the entire population. The standard deviation is how widely numbers are distributed […]
The STDEV function calculates the standard deviation of a group of values. The standard deviation shows how much the values […]
Sort and return unique distinct single digits from cell range
This article demonstrates a formula that filters unique distinct single digits from a cell range containing numbers. Cell range B3:B6 […]
Print screen the entire worksheet
This article demonstartes different techniques on how to take a screenshot of your worksheet. You can do that by simply […]
Highlight unique values in a filtered Excel table
This article demonstrates a conditional formatting formula that allows you to highlight unique values based on a set of filtered […]
Terry wants to make a different sized maze and I think that is a great idea. Perhaps you remember that I […]
Find last matching value in an unsorted list
This article demonstrates a formula that returns the last matching value based on a given condition. The above image shows […]
Solve a maze programmatically in Excel
This article demonstrates a macro that finds a way between a start and an end point in a maze. My […]
Build a maze programmatically in Excel
The image above shows the creation of a maze located on a worksheet. A macro builds this maze randomly, a […]
This article demonstrates how to create an animation using a line chart in Excel. The user selects a series in […]
Merge tables based on a condition
This article demonstrates techniques on how to merge or combine two data sets using a condition. The top left data […]
How to animate an Excel Bar Chart
This article demonstrates macros that animate bars in a chart bar. The image above shows a bar chart that animates […]
This article demonstrates a formula that extracts items based on two conditions. The first condition (Location) is used to find […]
Multi-level To-Do list template
Today I will share a To-do list excel template with you. You can add text to the sheet and an […]
This article demonstrates how to create a chart that animates the columns when filtering chart data. The columns change incrementally […]
Color chart columns based on cell color
This article demonstrates macros that automatically changes the chart bar colors based on the corresponding cell, the first example is […]
Highlight a group of chart bars
This article demonstrates how to highlight a group of bars in a chart bar, the techniques shown here works fine […]
This article demonstrates how to sort a data set by multipe columns using the SORTBY function, Ecel Table and Excel […]
Search all workbooks in a folder
Today I'll show you how to search all Excel workbooks with file extensions xls, xlsx and xlsm in a given folder for a […]
All you need to know about calculating NAV units for your stock portfolio
This blog article explains in greater detail how to determine stock portfolio performance based on units of NAV (Net Asset […]
Lookup and return multiple sorted values based on corresponding values in another column
This article demonstrates a formula that extracts values based on a condition and sorts the returned values based on values […]
Customize the ribbon and how to add your macros
Save links to your favorite macros in a personal tab on the ribbon for easy access and become more productive. […]
Identify rows of overlapping records
This article demonstrates a formula that points out row numbers of records that overlap the current record based on a […]
Remove print preview lines (Page Breaks)
Have you ever wondered how these lines got there on a worksheet? They show where pages will break, in other […]
Compare two columns and extract differences
This article demonstrates a formula that extracts values that exist only in one column out of two columns. There are […]
What if you want to show a selection of a data set on a chart and easily change that selection? […]
The SIN function calculates the sine of an angle. Formula in cell C3: =SIN(B3) Excel Function Syntax SIN(number) Arguments number […]
Excel has a great built-in tool for creating number series named Autofill. The tool is great, however, in some situations, […]
How to copy every n-th row from a list
This article demonstrates a formula and a VBA macro that returns every n-th row from a given cell range. The […]
If cell contains text from list
This article demonstrates several ways to check if a cell contains a value based on a list. The first example […]
How to solve simultaneous linear equations in Excel
This article demonstrates how to solve simultaneous linear equations using formulas and Solver. The variables have the same value in […]
Working with TEXT BOXES [Form Controls]
There are two different kinds of text boxes, Form controls and ActiveX Controls. Form controls can only be used on […]
Wildcard lookups and include or exclude criteria
This article demonstrates three different ways to filter a data set if a value contains a specific string and if […]
Show / hide a picture using a button
This article explains how to hide a specific image in Excel using a shape as a button. If the user […]
Lookup with any number of criteria
This article demonstrates a formula that allows you to search a data set using any number of conditions, however, one […]
Hide specific worksheets programmatically
This article demonstrates techniques to hide and unhide worksheets programmatically. The image above shows the Excel window and the worksheet […]
Click a cell to make a column hidden or visible [VBA]
What's on this page Click a specific cell to hide/show entire column Where to put the event code Download Excel […]
This article demonstrates how to insert and use a scroll bar (Form Control) in Excel. It allows the user to […]
Count Conditionally Formatted cells
This article explains how to count cells highlighted with Conditional Formatting (CF). The image above shows data in cell range […]
Count cells based on background color
This article demonstrates techniques on how to count cells based on the background color. I will also demonstrate user defined […]
Min and max date of overlapping date ranges
This article explains how to create a formula that returns the earliest (smallest) and the latest (largest) date of overlapping […]
How to select and delete blank cells
This article demonstrates how to select all blank cells in a given cell range and how to delete them. It […]
How to perform a two-dimensional lookup
Question: How would I go about looking up data in a cross-reference table. I have the header row (i.e. 24) […]
Prevent duplicate records in a worksheet
This article demonstrates how to set up Data Validation in order to control what the Excel user is allowed to […]
How to do tiered calculations in one formula
The image above demonstrates a formula that calculates tiered values based on a tier table and returns a total. This […]
Count unique distinct values by cell color
This article demonstrates a User Defined Function (UDF) that counts unique distinct cell values based on a given cell color. […]
This article demonstrates how to build a calendar in Excel. The calendar is created as a Pivot Table which makes […]
Highlight date ranges overlapping selected record [VBA]
This article demonstrates event code combined with Conditional Formatting that highlights overlapping date ranges based on the selected date range. […]
Practice basic arithmetic calculations in Excel
This article demonstrates a workbook that allows children to practice basic mathematics or more specifically arithmetic calculations. The image above […]
Which Excel files in folder are password protected?
This article explains how to check if Excel files in a given folder are password protected. The image above shows […]
Count text string in all formulas in a worksheet [VBA]
I will in this article demonstrate a macro that counts how many times a specific text string is found in […]
Easily select data using hyperlinks
The image above shows two hyperlinks, the first hyperlink lets you select a data set automatically based on a dynamic […]
Navigate to first empty cell using a hyperlink formula
This article will demonstrate how to create a hyperlink that takes you to the first empty cell below data in […]