To compare different categories of data in your worksheet, you can make a chart. To visually compare numbers in your cells, colored bars inside cells are a lot more useful. Excel can show bars along with cell values or display only the bars and hide the numbers. Continue reading
The ability to transpose data from columns to rows and in reverse has been in Excel for quite a while. But converting a range of cells into a single column was a tricky task to crack. Now, that's finally changing. Continue reading
Microsoft Excel users have inserted pictures into worksheets for years, but that required quite a lot of effort and patience. Now, that's finally over with. With the newly introduced IMAGE function, you can insert a picture in a cell with a simple formula, move, copy, resize, sort and filter cells with images just like normal cells. Continue reading
As simple as it may sound, highlighting blank cells with conditional formatting is quite a tricky thing. Basically, it's because a human understanding of empty cells does not always correspond to that of Excel. Continue reading
Combining two or more ranges has traditionally been a daunting task in Excel. Not any longer! The two functions recently introduced in Excel 365, VSTACK and HSTACK, have made the job incredibly easy. Continue reading
An Excel formula to see if two cells match could be as simple as A1=B1. However, there may be different circumstances when this obvious solution won't work or produce results different from what you expected. Continue reading
To check if a given value is between two numbers, you can use the AND function with two logical tests. To return your own values when both expressions evaluate to TRUE, nest AND inside the IF function. Detailed examples follow below. Continue reading
There may be various situations when you want to split cells in Excel. Now, we finally have a special function for this, TEXTSPLIT, that can separate a string into multiple cells across columns or/and rows based on the parameters that you specify. Continue reading
When working with long strings, you may often want to extract a specific part of them for closer examination. In Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, there are several ways to get text between two characters or substrings. In this article, we'll discuss the fastest and most effective ones. Continue reading
When working with complex datasets in Excel, you may often find yourself in a situation when you need to extract data to the right of a certain character or word. This tutorial will show you the fastest way by using the span-new TEXTAFTER function. Continue reading
In earlier Excel versions, extracting text before a space, comma or any other character was quite tricky. In Excel 365 and Excel for the web, we now have a brand-new TEXTBEFORE function that does the magic! Continue reading
For large datasets, you may often need to calculate a total amount for a given range between two numbers. This can be easily done with the SUMIFS function both in Excel and Google Sheets. Continue reading
The SUMIF and SUMIFS functions available in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets are case-insensitive by nature. To conditionally sum cells treating lowercase and uppercase letters as different characters, you'll have to come up with something else. Continue reading
If you feel overwhelmed or confused about the extensive content of your worksheet, you can organize the columns in groups to easily hide and show different parts of your sheet, so that only the relevant information is visible. Continue reading
This blog post is a collection of the most important existing Google Docs and Google Sheets limits you need to know so everything loads and works like clockwork. Continue reading
In some situations, you may need to sum specific numbers in a range, say top 3, 5, 10 or n. That might be a challenge because Excel has no inbuilt function for this. But as always, there is nothing that would prevent you from constructing your own formulas :) Continue reading
Google Sheets has many beneficial features. Saving your spreadsheets automatically while keeping records of all changes made in the file is one of them. You can access those records, look through them and restore any version anytime. Continue reading
Did you know that when you merge Google sheets you can not only match & update records but also pull other related columns and even non-matching rows? Today I will show you how it's done with VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, QUERY functions and the Merge Sheets add-on. Continue reading
Doing a conditional sum in Excel is a piece of cake as long as all the values to be totaled are in one column. Summing multiple columns is a problem because both the SUMIF and SUMIFS functions require the sum range and criteria ranges to be equally sized. Continue reading
Microsoft Excel has a number of inbuilt features to create graphs. Regrettably, a heat map is not on board. Luckily, there is a quick and simple way to create a heat map in Excel with conditional formatting. Continue reading
Today's blog post features all ways to merge 2 Google Sheets. You will use VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, QUERY and Merge Sheets add-on to update cells in one sheet from records from another one based on matches in common columns. Continue reading
When building complex formulas in Excel, you may sometimes need to get a column letter of a specific cell or from a given number. This can be done in two ways: by using inbuilt functions or your own one. Continue reading
VLOOKUP is one of the most confusing Excel functions plagued with many issues. Using VLOOKUP with ISERROR can help you catch all possible errors and handle them in a way most appropriate to your situation. Continue reading
There are different ways to deal with duplicates in Google spreadsheets. But highlighting them is the best way to spot them instantly. Here you'll learn how to color duplicate cells, columns, and rows while ignoring or taking their first occurrences into account. Continue reading
Using Word's Mail Merge to automate the creation of a document from an Excel worksheet may present lots of challenges. Our troubleshooting tips will help you fix typical formatting problems. Continue reading
Whenever you need to send personalized emails to multiple recipients, mail merge is a real time-saver. It works great for sending out business updates, season's greetings, and the like, so that every recipient gets a personal email with their own information, without knowing who else this message has been sent to. Continue reading
Looking for a simple way to find duplicates in Google Sheets? How about 7 ways? :) That's all you need for numerous use cases :) I will show you how to use formula-free tools (no coding — promise!), conditional formatting and a few easy functions for avid formula fans. Continue reading
When you write a formula that Excel does not understand or cannot calculate, it draws your attention to the problem by showing an error message. The ISERROR function can help you catch errors and provide an alternative when an error is found. Continue reading
When working with large datasets, it can be helpful to see a few areas of the same worksheet at a time to compare different subsets of data. This can be done by using Excel's Split Screen feature. Continue reading
Having spreadsheets in two different windows makes many Excel tasks easier. One of the possible solutions is viewing workbooks side by side, but this eats a lot of space and isn't always the best option. Continue reading
