Excel tips & how-to, page 10
How to calculate standard deviation in Excel
In statistics, the arithmetic mean and standard deviation are two closely related concepts. But while the former is understood by most, the latter is comprehended by few. The aim of this tutorial is shed some light on what the standard deviation is and how to calculate it in Excel. Continue reading
Mean, median and mode in Excel
When analyzing numerical data, you may often be looking for some way to find the "typical" value. For this purpose, you can use one of the so-called measures of central tendency such as arithmetic mean, median or mode. Continue reading
How to calculate median in Excel
The median is one of the three main measures of central tendency, which is commonly used in statistics for finding the center of a data sample or population. Continue reading
How to insert picture in Excel: fit image in cell, add to comment, header or footer
In this tutorial, we will look at how to insert image in Excel from your computer, OneDrive or from the web and how to lock a picture to a cell so that it adjusts and moves with the cell when the cell is resized, copied or moved. Continue reading
How to convert Excel to JPG, PNG or GIF image
Whilst you can easily save an Excel file to many formats including PDF by using the standard Save As dialog, surprisingly, JPG is not in the list. Luckily, there exist a handful of different ways to convert .xls to .jpg, both desktop and online. Continue reading
How to align text in Excel
By default, Microsoft Excel aligns numbers to the bottom-right of cells and text to the bottom-left. However, you can easily change the default alignment or even align a column of numbers by a decimal point or a specific character. Continue reading
Lookup in Excel: functions and formula examples
Looking up a specific value within a dataset is one of the most common tasks in Excel. And yet, there exists no "universal" lookup formula suited for all situations. In this tutorial, you will find an overview of the most popular Excel Lookup functions with formula examples and in-depth tutorials linked for your reference. Continue reading
How to add & subtract time in Excel to show over 24 hours, 60 minutes, 60 seconds
When subtracting and adding time in Excel, you may sometimes want to display the resulting time intervals over 24 hours in the hh:mm format, over 60 minutes in the mm:ss format, and over 60 seconds in the ss format. The task is a lot easier than it may sound, and you will know the solution in a moment. Continue reading
Excel LOOKUP function with formula examples
There are a handful of different ways to look up and match in Excel. This tutorial discusses the LOOKUP function that is designed to handle the simplest cases of vertical and horizontal lookup. Continue reading
Excel Hyperlink: how to create, change and remove
Hyperlinks are widely used on the Internet to navigate between web-sites. In your Excel worksheets, you can easily create such links too. In addition, you can insert a hyperlink to go to another cell, sheet or workbook, to open a new Excel file or create an email message. Continue reading
How to use Excel HYPERLINK function to create different link types
There are many ways to create a hyperlink in Excel. If you plan to insert many identical or similar hyperlinks, the fastest way is to use a Hyperlink formula, which makes it easier to insert, copy and edit hyperlinks. Continue reading
How to AutoFit in Excel: adjust columns and rows to match data size
Microsoft Excel provides a handful of different ways to change column width and adjust row height. The easiest way to resize cells is to have Excel automatically determine how much to widen or narrow the column and to expand or collapse the row to match the data size. Continue reading
How to change and AutoFit row height in Excel
By default, all rows on a new workbook are set to the same height. However, Microsoft Excel allows you to resize rows in different ways such as changing row height by using the mouse, auto fitting rows and wrapping text. Continue reading
How to change column width and AutoFit columns in Excel
Microsoft Excel provides a variety of ways to manipulate the column width – you can resize columns using the mouse, set the width to a specific number or have it adjusted automatically to accommodate the data. In this tutorial, you will find the detailed information about all these methods. Continue reading
How to VLOOKUP multiple values in Excel with one or more criteria
When using Microsoft Excel for data analysis, you may often find yourself in situations when you need to get all matches based on a specific id, name, email address or some other unique identifier. An immediate solution that comes to mind is using the Excel VLOOKUP function, but the problem is that it can only return a single match. Continue reading
How to wrap text in Excel
If large text does not fit neatly in a cell, you can simply make the column wider. However, a much better solution is to wrap text that exceeds a column width, and Microsoft Excel provides a couple of ways to do it. Continue reading
Excel MID function - basic uses and advanced formula examples
MID is one of the Text functions that Microsoft Excel provides for manipulating text strings. At the most basic level, it is used to extract a substring from the middle of the text string. The tutorial explains the specificities of the Excel MID function and shows a few creative uses to accomplish challenging tasks. Continue reading
Video: Conditional formatting based on another cell
Learn how to quickly highlight entire rows based on another cell value in Excel. Continue reading
How to use Excel RIGHT function - formula examples
Today our focus is on the RIGHT function, which is designed to return a specified number of characters from the rightmost side of a string. Like other Text functions, RIGHT is very simple and straightforward, nevertheless it has a few unobvious uses that might prove helpful in your work. Continue reading
Excel LEFT function with formula examples
The tutorial shows how to use the LEFT function in Excel to get a substring from the beginning of the text string, extract text before a certain character, force a Left formula to return a number, and more. Continue reading
