Cleaning up text in Excel sheets isn't always as simple as it should be. Especially, when all you want is a normal-looking sentence and not a mix of uppercase and lowercase chaos. Although there is no built-in function for sentence case in Excel, a properly written formula or macro can take care of it in seconds. Continue reading
Messy data happens to everyone. One minute you're working with a neat list, and the next you're staring at extra spaces, inconsistent formatting, and mystery characters. The good news? Excel gives you plenty of ways to clean things up, you just need to know where to look :) Continue reading
Text in Excel has a funny way of getting out of control. One column is ALL CAPS, another is all lowercase, and somewhere in the middle is a mix that is neither here nor there. If your data looks like it can't decide on a writing style, Excel's case functions are here to bring a little order and sanity back :) Continue reading
Excel formulas often start in a single cell, but your data rarely stays that small. As your dataset grows, manually copying formulas can quickly turn into a tedious task, not to mention how easy it is to make mistakes. Continue reading
If your worksheet looks fine until you start typing and then words suddenly get cut off or hidden, you've discovered one of Excel's favorite tricks. While Excel doesn't automatically resize every cell, it does offer a few easy ways to expand them. Continue reading
We've got used to expressing our emotions in online communications with emojis and smileys. But do you know that you can add them to your spreadsheets as well? In Excel, emojis work like text characters, which means you can insert them into cells, copy and paste them, and even use in formulas. Continue reading
If you've already used Excel checkboxes to track project milestones, a progress bar is the perfect next step. It gives you a clear visual snapshot of how close you are to reaching a goal. In Excel, you can easily create a progress bar using conditional formatting or charts, no coding required. Continue reading
Whenever you want to create a to-do list or project tracker, attendance sheet or review checklist, there is one small element you'll definitely need – a checkbox. In modern versions of Excel, adding checkboxes is much simpler than you might think, and you can set it up in under a minute. Continue reading
In the world of data analysis, Excel stands as a powerful tool that offers various features to optimize complex tasks. One such task is extracting specific content from a cell, a technique that can prove invaluable in managing and presenting data efficiently. Continue reading
When dealing with multi-line data in Excel, you may come across scenarios where you need to omit the first line of text from a cell. This could be to remove headers or unnecessary information from imported data, clean up data for analysis, or simply extract relevant information. Continue reading
Excel, the go-to spreadsheet software for data enthusiasts and professionals, offers several methods to select columns based on specific criteria. While many are familiar with the standard techniques, there exist lesser-known but more efficient variations to accomplish this task. Continue reading
If you've ever found yourself frustrated with the time-consuming task of manually selecting specific rows in Excel worksheets, you're not alone. In the fast-paced world of business, efficiency is key, and every minute counts. Continue reading
You don't have to be an expert to make a drop-down menu in Excel and Google Sheets. But let's be honest - staring at a long list of values can be pretty boring. If you're looking to add some excitement to your spreadsheets, why not try creating a drop-down list with color? Continue reading
In Excel, the # symbol is commonly associated with errors, but it also has several legitimate uses such as a spill range reference or a digit placeholder. The aim of this article is to help you understand all these different uses and efficiently apply them where appropriate. 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
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
When entering a long text in a cell, you may notice that sometimes it spills out into adjacent columns and at times gets hidden behind the neighboring cells. How does Excel determine what to do and how do you stop words from overflowing into next cells? Continue reading
Sometimes Excel worksheets can be difficult to read because of dense information and complex structure. Adding borders around cells can help you distinguish different sections, emphasize certain data, and make your worksheets better presentable and more attractive. Continue reading
In a small dataset, you can easily spot all the blanks with your own eyes. But in a huge file containing hundreds of rows, pinpointing empty cells manually is next to impossible. This tutorial will teach you four quick and easy ways to highlight blank cells in Excel so that you can visually recognize them. Continue reading
Have you ever found yourself in a situation when you need to perform the same tasks on multiple sheets? That's very easy to do with the Group Worksheets feature. If your sheets have the same layout and structure, just group them together, and any changes you make on one sheet will be automatically applied to all other worksheets in the group. Continue reading
In most Office applications, starting a new paragraph is not a problem - you simply press Enter on your keyboard. In Microsoft Excel, however, this work differently - pressing the Enter key completes the entry and moves the cursor to the next cell. So, how do you create a new line in Excel? Continue reading
Empty lines can cause a lot of havoc to your worksheets on different levels and deleting them manually can be a time-consuming and error-prone process. In this article, you will learn a few simple and reliable methods to remove blank rows from your Excel worksheets. Continue reading
The prospect of reviewing all the columns in your worksheet and removing the empty ones manually is definitely something you'd want to avoid. Luckily, Microsoft Excel provides a great lot of different features, and by using those features in creative ways you can cope with almost any task. Continue reading
When working with large datasets in Excel, you may often want to lock certain rows or columns so that you can view their contents while scrolling to another area of the worksheet. This can be easily done by using the Freeze Panes command and a few other features. Continue reading
In this tutorial, you will learn many different ways to do superscript and subscript in Excel: keyboard shortcuts, custom formats, writing superscripted and subscripted characters with a mouse, and more. Continue reading
It is super easy to cross out text in Microsoft Word – you simply click the strikethrough icon on the ribbon. Naturally, you'd expect to see the same button on the Excel ribbon. But it's nowhere to be found. So, how do you strikethrough text in Excel? Continue reading
Excel does not provide a built-in feature to make bulleted lists like most word processors including Microsoft Word do. But that doesn't mean there is no way to insert bullet points in Excel. In fact, there are at least 8 different ways, and this tutorial covers them all. Continue reading
To make your worksheets look more stylish and professional, you can include a header or footer on each printed page of your document. Microsoft Excel provides a handful of predefined headers and footers to choose from, as well as allows creating your own ones. Continue reading
Worksheets with a lot of complex and detailed information are difficult to view and read. Luckily, Microsoft Excel provides an easy way to organize data in groups allowing you to collapse and expand rows with similar content to create more compact and understandable views. Continue reading
Normally, when you open Excel, you can see all sheet tabs at the bottom of your workbook. But what if you don't want all of your worksheets to be there? Fortunately, you can easily hide as many sheets as you like as long as at least one spreadsheet remains visible. Continue reading