Posts Tagged 'Excel tips', page 17
How to remove carriage returns (line breaks) from cells in Excel 2016, 2013, 2010
In this tip you'll find 3 ways to remove carriage returns from Excel cells. You'll also learn how to replace line breaks with other symbols. All solutions work for Excel 2013, 2010 – 2003 Continue reading
3 ways to remove spaces between words / numbers in Excel cells
3 quick ways to remove extra spaces between words to 1 or to delete all spaces from Excel cells. Using trim formula, using Excel Find & Replace, using special Excel add-in to clean up cells' content. Continue reading
How to quickly extract domain names from URLs in Excel
A few tips and pieces of advice will help you get domain names from a list of URLs using Excel formulas. Two variations of the formula let you extract the domain names with and without www. regardless of the URL protocol (http, https, ftp etc. are supported). The solution works in all modern versions of Excel, from 2007 through 2016. Continue reading
How to change the row color based on a cell's value in Excel
Learn how to quickly change the color of the entire row based on a single cell's value in your Excel worksheets. Tips and formula examples for number and text values. Continue reading
How to prevent duplicates in a column in Excel
Today I'll tell you how to prevent duplicates from appearing in a column of your Excel worksheet. This tip works in Microsoft Excel 2013, 2010, 2007 and lower. Continue reading
Two ways to change background color in Excel based on cell value
In this article, you will find two quick ways to change the background color of cells based on value in Excel 2016, 2013, and 2010. Also, you will learn how to use Excel formulas to change the color of blank cells or cells with formula errors. Continue reading
How to merge two columns in Excel without losing data
From this short article you will learn how to merge multiple Excel columns into one without losing data. Continue reading
How to remove all blank rows in Excel
In this quick tip I will explain why deleting Excel rows via select blank cells -> delete row is not a good idea and show you 3 quick and correct ways to remove blank rows without destroying your data. All solutions work in Excel 2016, 2013 and lower. Continue reading
Combine Excel worksheets of the same name into one spreadsheet
This article describes 3 possible ways to merge the same name worksheets across multiple workbooks into a single Excel sheet, and explains how to choose the solution that best meets your needs. Continue reading
How to enter the same data (formula) into all selected cells at a time
In this quick tip you will learn about 2 fast ways to enter the same formula or text into several Excel cells at a time. It is very useful if you need to insert the formula to all cells in a column or fill all blank cells in a table with the same value (e.g. "N/A"). Both tricks work in Microsoft Excel 2013, 2010, 2007 and lower. Continue reading
How to merge two Excel Worksheets by partial cell match
This article will show you how to quickly merge data from two Excel tables when there are no exact matches in your key columns, e.g. your unique ID in the first table may make up the first five characters of the ID column in your second table. I have tested all the solutions I present in this article, they work in Excel 2016-2007. Continue reading
How remove multiple (all) hyperlinks from Excel worksheets at a time
In this short article, I'll show you how you can quickly remove all unwanted hyperlinks from an Excel worksheet at once and prevent their occurrence in the future. The solution works in all Excel versions starting from Excel 2003 through modern Excel 2013 and Excel 2016. Continue reading
How to Add a Watermark to a Worksheet in Excel
Do you still think that you can’t add a watermark to your Excel worksheet? I have to say that you are all abroad. You can mimic watermarks in Excel 2010 and 2013 using the HEADER & FOOTER TOOLS. Do you wonder HOW? Read the article below! Continue reading
How to automatically highlight duplicates in Excel once something has been typed
This article will show you how to avoid duplicates in your table columns using built-in Excel tools. The solution works for Excel 2013, 2010, 2007, and it will take you just a few minutes to apply it to your table. Continue reading
Video how to: consolidate duplicate rows keeping unique data only
Watch our 2 minute video to learn how you can quickly merge duplicate rows into one using Combine Rows Wizard add-in. Continue reading
How to compare two columns in Excel and delete duplicates (highlight, color, move)
It will take you about 10 minutes to read this article and in the next 5 minutes (or even faster if you choose the 2nd solution described in the article :) you will easily compare two Excel columns for duplicates and remove or highlight the found dupes. Okay, the countdown is started! Continue reading
How to sort in Excel by row, column names and in custom order
In this article I will show you how to sort Excel data by several columns, by column names and by values in any row. Also, you will learn how to sort data in non-standard ways, when sorting in alphabetical or numerical order does not work. Continue reading
Two best ways to convert numbers to words in Excel
In this article I will show you two quick and free ways to convert currency numbers into English words in Excel 2019, 2016, 2013 and other versions. Continue reading
How to save Excel chart as image, copy or export it to Word & PowerPoint
In this article you will learn 4 quick ways to save your Excel chart as an image (.jpg, .png, bmp. etc.), copy or export it to another file such as a Word document or PowerPoint presentation. Continue reading
How to disable Animation in Excel 2013
At first sight, Excel 2013 seems to have a more modern and stylish interface with animated movement of the selection box, smooth zooming and fluid switching between menus and worksheets, it looks cool! But if you have a slow computer you might find the animation annoying because all it will do for you is slow down the working process in the program. I've surfed different support forums and blogs to share all the discovered solutions with you. Continue reading
