'Excel Tips and How-to' category archive, page 12
How to use Solver in Excel with examples
Did you know that Excel contains a special tool that can help you find optimal solutions for various decision problems? This tutorial covers all main aspects of the Excel Solver add-in and provides a step-by-step guidance on how to use it most effectively. Continue reading
How to count words in Excel
Excel doesn't provide any function or built-in tool for counting the number of words in a cell or range. Luckily, we can combine serval functions within a formula to get the desired result. In this tutorial, you will find a few useful formulas to count total or specific words in a cell or range. Continue reading
How to count characters in Excel: total or only specific characters in a cell / range
The tutorial explains how to count characters in Excel. You will learn the formulas to get the total character count in a range, and count only specific characters in a cell or in several cells. Continue reading
How to use LEN function in Excel to count characters in a cell
Are you looking for an Excel formula to count characters in a cell? If so, then you have certainly landed up on the right page. This short tutorial will teach you how you can use the LEN function to count characters in Excel, with or without spaces. Continue reading
Video: How to find and remove duplicates in Excel
See three simple ways you can find and remove duplicates in Excel: use standard functions, Conditional Formatting, or a special add-in. Continue reading
How to split text string in Excel by comma, space, character or mask
Splitting text from one cell into several cells is the task all Excel users are dealing with once in a while. Today, we are going to take an in-depth look at how you can break strings into different elements using formulas and the Split Text feature. Continue reading
Excel Cumulative Sum - easy way to calculate running total
This short tutorial shows how a usual Excel Sum formula with a clever use of absolute and relative cell references can quickly calculate a running total in your worksheet. Continue reading
How to use AutoSum in Excel
Did you know that Excel SUM is the function that people read about most? No wonder they decided to add a special button to the Excel ribbon that inserts the SUM function automatically. So, if you wanted to know "What is AutoSum in Excel?" you already got the answer. Continue reading
How to concatenate text in Excel using the TEXTJOIN and CONCAT functions
Learn about two Excel techniques to concatenate strings using the brand new TEXTJOIN and CONCAT functions. Continue reading
Video: How to compare two columns in Excel
There are quite a few ways you can find matches and differences between columns. We suggest trying one of three reliable methods described in this video any time you need to compare columns in the same or in different sheets. Continue reading
Excel Sum formula examples - how to total a column, rows or only visible cells
The tutorial shows the most effective ways to use Excel's AutoSum feature and write your own Sum formulas to total a column, rows or selected range. You will also learn how to sum only visible cells, calculate running total and find out why your Sum formula is not working. Continue reading
How to create a histogram chart in Excel 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010
While everyone knows how easy it is to create a chart in Excel, making a histogram usually raises a bunch of questions. In fact, in the recent versions of Excel 2010, Excel 2013, and Excel 2016, creating a histogram is a matter of minutes and can be done in a variety of ways. Continue reading
Video: How to change text case in Excel
In this video you’ll learn several ways you can change case of your records in Excel spreadsheets. We’ll look at a special tool that allows you to capitalize the first character in each cell or update the selected values to uppercase, lowercase, or proper case; we’ll learn the standard Excel functions we can use, and see how we can employ Flash Fill in Excel. Continue reading
Excel SWITCH function - the compact form of nested IF statement
This article introduces you to the Excel SWITCH function, describes its syntax and provides a couple of use cases to illustrate how you can simplify writing nested IFs in Excel. Continue reading
Synkronizer - your easy way to compare Excel files
In this article you'll see how to compare two Excel files with the help of the Synkronizer tool. Continue reading
How to get a list of unique and distinct values in Excel
If you want to get a list of unique values in a column, this tutorial offers a number of formulas and will teach you how to tweak them for different datasets. You will also learn how to quickly get a distinct list using Excel's Advanced Filter, and how to extract unique rows with Duplicate Remover. Continue reading
Video: How to remove extra spaces in Excel
Learn how to trim leading and trailing spaces, delete all blanks between numbers, and remove extra spaces between cell values in Excel using standard functions or a special add-in. Continue reading
Distinct and unique values in Excel: how to find, filter, select and highlight
If you want to quickly find, filter and highlight unique or distinct values in your Excel worksheets, this tutorial will show you fast and efficient ways. Continue reading
Automatically create 3D bubble charts in Excel with the 5dchart Add-in
From this article you'll learn about the 5dchart add-in. It's a flexible and easy-to-use Excel tool that makes creating 3D bubble charts and scatter plots fun and easy. Continue reading
How to count unique values in Excel
In this tutorial, you will learn how to count unique values in Excel with formulas, and how to get an automatic count of distinct values in a pivot table. We will also discuss a number of formula examples for counting unique names, texts, numbers, cased-sensitive unique values, and more. Continue reading
