http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/rss.xml Selected Microsoft Articles Feed Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:29:55 GMT Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT OfficeToolTips RSS Module support@officetooltips.com support@officetooltips.com http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/opening_workbooks_automatically.html Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT If you work with the same workbooks every day it will be helpful to open specific workbook files automatically whenever you start Excel. Any workbooks placed in the XLStart folder open automatically. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/opening_workbooks_automatically.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_a_comment_shape.html Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT Normally, cell comments are rectangular, but you can give a cell comment any shape you want: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_a_comment_shape.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/making_a_worksheet_very_hidden.html Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:30:00 GMT Using the Hide command you can hide the data and formulas from "inquisitive minds". But some of them still can use Unhide command. Nevertheless you can completely hide worksheet so that it will be needed some VBA programming to unhide it. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/making_a_worksheet_very_hidden.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/making_a_worksheet_very_hidden.html Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMT Using the Hide command you can hide the data and formulas from "inquisitive minds". But some of them still can use Unhide command. Nevertheless you can completely hide worksheet so that it will be needed some VBA programming to unhide it. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/making_a_worksheet_very_hidden.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/formatting_comments.html Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT Like a common text, any comments can be formatted: Excel represents many allows you to customize most aspects of its appearance, including color, border, and margins. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/formatting_comments.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/entering_decimal_points_automatically.html Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT If you need to enter lots of numbers with a fixed number of decimal places, Excel has a useful tool: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/entering_decimal_points_automatically.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/center_text_across_multiple_columns.html Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:40:00 GMT You can make a worksheet more visually appealing and easier to read by centering text across multiple columns. Often you do this by merging and centering the merged cells, but it is not the only option. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/center_text_across_multiple_columns.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_moving_direction_of_the_cell_pointer_after_entering_data.html Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT Excel automatically moves the cell pointer to the next cell down when you press the Enter key after entering data into a cell, but you can change this behavior to move it up, down, left, right and even stay on. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_moving_direction_of_the_cell_pointer_after_entering_data.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_the_default_colors_that_excel_uses_for_chart_series.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT Every workbook uses a palette of 56 colors, but you can change palette for the current workbook or even change the default colors for new workbooks. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_the_default_colors_that_excel_uses_for_chart_series.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_default_font_.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:00:00 GMT This enables you to select a different font and font size for your worksheets. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_default_font_.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_autocorrect_for_shorthand_data_entry.html Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT You can use Excel's AutoCorrect feature to create shortcuts for commonly used words or phrases. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_autocorrect_for_shorthand_data_entry.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/3_shortcut_keys_for_worksheet.html Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT In this tip describes shortcut keys which can useful. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/3_shortcut_keys_for_worksheet.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/center_text_across_multiple_columns.html Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:20:00 GMT You can make a worksheet more visually appealing and easier to read by centering text across multiple columns. Often you do this by merging and centering the merged cells, but it is not the only option. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/center_text_across_multiple_columns.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_a_worksheet_tabs_color.html Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT Color code is a perfect way to identify content and draw an attention to it. In Excel you can easily change colors of one or more worksheet tabs. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_a_worksheet_tabs_color.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_master_and_scrolled_detail_charts.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:30:00 BST When you create a chart with a scroll bar, it will be useful create a chart with all data to see which data fragment you see in the scrolling chart. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_master_and_scrolled_detail_charts.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_master_and_scrolled_detail_charts.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:00:00 BST When you create a chart with a scroll bar, it will be useful create a chart with all data to see which data fragment you see in the scrolling chart. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_master_and_scrolled_detail_charts.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_scrolling_chart.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:30:00 BST Sometimes you need to create a chart that shows a large data amount. Then it would be useful to insert a scroll bar in your chart. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_scrolling_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_scrolling_chart.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:00:00 BST Sometimes you need to create a chart that shows a large data amount. Then it would be useful to insert a scroll bar in your chart. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_scrolling_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/show_the_developer_tab.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:30:00 BST You should display the Developer tab when you want to write macros, run macros that you previously recorded, or create applications to use with Microsoft Office programs. Do the following: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/show_the_developer_tab.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/show_the_developer_tab.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST You should display the Developer tab when you want to write macros, run macros that you previously recorded, or create applications to use with Microsoft Office programs. Do the following: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/show_the_developer_tab.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_bubble_and_area_charts.html Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:30:00 BST In this tip we will show how to different charts could be combined in the one chart. In example we will combine a bubble chart with an area chart: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_bubble_and_area_charts.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_bubble_and_area_charts.html Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST In this tip we will show how to different charts could be combined in the one chart. In example we will combine a bubble chart with an area chart: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_bubble_and_area_charts.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_count_cells_by_criteria.html Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:30:00 BST Use COUNTIF if you need to sum values for a particular person or other criterion. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_count_cells_by_criteria.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_sum_cells_by_criteria.html Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:45:00 BST Use SUMIF if you need to sum values for a particular person or other criterion. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_sum_cells_by_criteria.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_fix_the_chart_data.html Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:00:00 BST You can unlink a chart from its data ranges and produce a static chart that remains unaffected by later changes in the data. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_fix_the_chart_data.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/opening_workbooks_automatically.html Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:30:00 BST If you work with the same workbooks every day it will be helpful to open specific workbook files automatically whenever you start Excel. Any workbooks placed in the XLStart folder open automatically. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/opening_workbooks_automatically.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_columns_to_rows_and_vice_versa.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:00:00 BST In some cases, you may want to change columns and rows in your data range for more convenient and impressive view. Excel proposes the fast and simple way to change columns and rows in the data range. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_columns_to_rows_and_vice_versa.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_up_down_bars_to_a_line_chart.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:30:00 BST If you have a line chart with two different data series, you might want to compare those series at each point along the horizontal axis. There are two different options for this, available in two locations along the Layout tab of the ribbon. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_up_down_bars_to_a_line_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_up_down_bars_to_a_line_chart.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:00:00 BST If you have a line chart with two different data series, you might want to compare those series at each point along the horizontal axis. There are two different options for this, available in two locations along the Layout tab of the ribbon. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_up_down_bars_to_a_line_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_a_custom_sort_order.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:30:00 BST In some cases you may want to sort your data in non-standard ways. For example, if your data consists of month names, you usually want it to appear in month order rather than alphabetically. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_a_custom_sort_order.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_a_background_image_to_the_worksheet.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:00:00 BST You can make your worksheets more appealing by choosing graphics file to serve as a background for a worksheet similar to the wallpaper that you may display on your Windows desktop. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_a_background_image_to_the_worksheet.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/paste_results_into_cell_without_formulas.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST You may not always want to copy everything from the source cells to the destination cells. For example, you may want to copy only the current values of formulas rather than the formulas themselves. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/paste_results_into_cell_without_formulas.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/formatting_comments.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:20:00 BST Like a common text, any comments can be formatted: Excel represents many allows you to customize most aspects of its appearance, including color, border, and margins. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/formatting_comments.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_a_comment_shape.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:20:00 BST Normally, cell comments are rectangular, but you can give a cell comment any shape you want: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_a_comment_shape.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/print_comments.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:00:00 BST If your worksheet contains comments, you can print them as they appear on the sheet or at the end of the sheet. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/print_comments.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_hide_display_comment_indicators.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:30:00 BST When a comment has been inserted in a cell, the little red triangle is being displayed to indicate a comment in a cell. This tip is how to hide/display this indicator. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_hide_display_comment_indicators.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_advanced_filtering.html Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST In addition to manual data filtering Excel enables fully automated filtering based on data from the specified range of cells. Before you can use the advanced filtering feature, you must set up a criteria range. A criteria range is a designated range on a worksheet that conforms to certain requirements. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_advanced_filtering.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/apply_or_remove_cell_borders.html Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:00:00 BST Exist several ways to apply or remove cell borders, you can choose anyone: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/apply_or_remove_cell_borders.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/custom_cell_format.html Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST Excel includes a variety of built-in formats that cover general, numeric, currency, percentage, exponential, date, time, and custom numeric formats. You can also design your own custom formats based on one of the built-in formats. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/custom_cell_format.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/comparing_worksheets_side_by_side.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:30:00 BST Sometimes it is necessary to compare two Excel worksheets. E.g., compare balance sheets for different periods of time. You can do it by comparing worksheets side by side in two automatically linked windows. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/comparing_worksheets_side_by_side.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/edit_cells_data.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:30:00 BST You can edit data in cells this in several ways: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/edit_cells_data.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/edit_cells_data.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:30:00 BST You can edit data in cells this in several ways: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/edit_cells_data.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/basic_formula_operators.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST There are several operators that could be used in formulas. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/basic_formula_operators.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/basic_formula_operators.html Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:00:00 BST There are several operators that could be used in formulas. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/basic_formula_operators.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_avoid_misleading_numbers.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:30:00 BST Applying a number format to a cell doesn't change the value, but only how the value appears in the worksheet. Formatting can play a joke with you, e.g., sum of values seems incorrect because Excel displays a limited number of decimal places and their sum is not equal to the real sum. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_avoid_misleading_numbers.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/row_and_column_selection_with_the_keyboard.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:30:00 BST http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/row_and_column_selection_with_the_keyboard.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/row_and_column_selection_with_the_keyboard.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:30:00 BST http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/row_and_column_selection_with_the_keyboard.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_the_formula_bar_as_a_calculator.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST If you simply need to perform a calculation, you can use the Formula bar as a calculator. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_the_formula_bar_as_a_calculator.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_the_formula_bar_as_a_calculator.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST If you simply need to perform a calculation, you can use the Formula bar as a calculator. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_the_formula_bar_as_a_calculator.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/referencing_cells_outside_the_worksheet.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:30:00 BST Formulas can refer to cells in other worksheets-and the worksheets don't even have to be in the same workbook. Excel uses a special type of notation to handle these types of references. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/referencing_cells_outside_the_worksheet.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/referencing_cells_outside_the_worksheet.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:30:00 BST Formulas can refer to cells in other worksheets-and the worksheets don't even have to be in the same workbook. Excel uses a special type of notation to handle these types of references. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/referencing_cells_outside_the_worksheet.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/shortcut_key_to_switch_between_relative__absolute_and_mixed_references.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST You can enter nonrelative references (absolute or mixed) manually by inserting dollar signs in the appropriate positions, or you can use a handy shortcut - F4 key. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/shortcut_key_to_switch_between_relative__absolute_and_mixed_references.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/shortcut_key_to_switch_between_relative__absolute_and_mixed_references.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST You can enter nonrelative references (absolute or mixed) manually by inserting dollar signs in the appropriate positions, or you can use a handy shortcut - F4 key. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/shortcut_key_to_switch_between_relative__absolute_and_mixed_references.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_arrows_in_a_chart.html Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:00:00 BST Expressiveness of business graphics sometimes determines the success or failure of the presentation and you can achieve better perception of the audience by using in charts intuitively obvious representation of data by arrows. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_arrows_in_a_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_picture_charts.html Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST Excel makes it easy to incorporate a pattern, texture, or graphic file for elements in your chart. E.g., you can create funny burger sales chart for your colleagues. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_picture_charts.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_and_using_named_ranges.html Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST Range names is a powerful Excel feature which allows you to give a symbolic name for the cell or range of cells to be later used as convenient replacement for cell/range address in formulas. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_and_using_named_ranges.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/copy_formulas_for_selected_cells_fast_and_easy.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST You can use "Copy" (Ctrl+C) and "Paste" (Ctrl+V) options, but there is faster way to "copy" a formula to multiple adjacent cells. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/copy_formulas_for_selected_cells_fast_and_easy.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/copy_formulas_for_selected_cells_fast_and_easy.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST You can use "Copy" (Ctrl+C) and "Paste" (Ctrl+V) options, but there is faster way to "copy" a formula to multiple adjacent cells. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/copy_formulas_for_selected_cells_fast_and_easy.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_use_fraction_numbers.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST This tip describes how to use fractions simply. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_use_fraction_numbers.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_use_fraction_numbers.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST This tip describes how to use fractions simply. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_use_fraction_numbers.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/change_the_number_of_the_most_recently_used_workbooks.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST Having your 25 most recently used workbooks on the File menu is handy, but you may find it's not enough. You can increase the number shown up to 50, and you can pin (fasten) particular workbooks to the menu so that they remain there even if you haven't used them recently. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/change_the_number_of_the_most_recently_used_workbooks.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/glossy_gantt_chart_with_a_vertical_line.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:30:00 BST If you need to create a simple Gantt chart, see Creating a Gantt chart or Gantt chart with progress. To add events to your Gantt chart, see Progress Gantt chart with events. This tip will help you to extend those charts by a vertical line that shows the current date. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/glossy_gantt_chart_with_a_vertical_line.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/glossy_gantt_chart_with_a_vertical_line.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:00:00 BST If you need to create a simple Gantt chart, see Creating a Gantt chart or Gantt chart with progress. To add events to your Gantt chart, see Progress Gantt chart with events. This tip will help you to extend those charts by a vertical line that shows the current date. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/glossy_gantt_chart_with_a_vertical_line.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/progress_gantt_chart_with_events.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:30:00 BST Gantt chart is a pervasive project management tool intended to reveal task management problems. But you can enrich it with additional information like project milestones, presentation dates and similar events. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/progress_gantt_chart_with_events.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/progress_gantt_chart_with_events.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:00:00 BST Gantt chart is a pervasive project management tool intended to reveal task management problems. But you can enrich it with additional information like project milestones, presentation dates and similar events. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/progress_gantt_chart_with_events.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/gantt_chart_with_progress.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:30:00 BST Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart that is often used in project management applications. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/gantt_chart_with_progress.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/gantt_chart_with_progress.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:00:00 BST Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart that is often used in project management applications. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/gantt_chart_with_progress.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_add_a_vertical_line_to_the_chart.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:30:00 BST This tip about how to add a vertical line in your chart. E.g., this will be useful to show data and highlight a current date. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_add_a_vertical_line_to_the_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_add_a_vertical_line_to_the_chart.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST This tip about how to add a vertical line in your chart. E.g., this will be useful to show data and highlight a current date. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_add_a_vertical_line_to_the_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_gantt_chart.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart that is often used in project management applications. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_gantt_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/freezing_column_and_row_labels.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:00:00 BST You can freeze your column and row labels so that you can view them no matter how far you scroll down or to the right in your worksheet. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/freezing_column_and_row_labels.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_a_header_and_footer_to_the_worksheet.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST Headers and footers are widely used in the Microsoft Word document, but you should know that Excel has headers and footers too. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_a_header_and_footer_to_the_worksheet.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_a_trend_line.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:00:00 BST When you're plotting data over time, you may want to plot a trend line that describes the data. A trend line points out general trends in your data. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_a_trend_line.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/check_data_entry_for_invalid_entries.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 BST You can greatly reduce data-entry problems in your workbooks by making Excel check entries before entering them in specific cells. To do so, you need to define restrictions and data-validation rules for those cells. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/check_data_entry_for_invalid_entries.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_and_removing_page_breaks.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:00:00 BST On printing worksheet you might not be satisfied with the current pagination, so you might need to insert or remove manual page break. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_and_removing_page_breaks.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/insert_current_date_and_time_quickly_.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:00 BST If you need to date-stamp or time-stamp your worksheet, Excel provides two shortcut keys that do this for you: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/insert_current_date_and_time_quickly_.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/insert_current_date_and_time_quickly_.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:00 BST If you need to date-stamp or time-stamp your worksheet, Excel provides two shortcut keys that do this for you: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/insert_current_date_and_time_quickly_.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_number_format_easily.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 BST A simply way to apply number formatting is to use shortcut keys. This tip summarizes the shortcut-key combinations that you can use to apply common number formatting to the selected cells or range. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_number_format_easily.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_number_format_easily.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 BST A simply way to apply number formatting is to use shortcut keys. This tip summarizes the shortcut-key combinations that you can use to apply common number formatting to the selected cells or range. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_number_format_easily.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_columns_to_rows_and_vice_versa.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:40:00 BST In some cases, you may want to change columns and rows in your data range for more convenient and impressive view. Excel proposes the fast and simple way to change columns and rows in the data range. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_change_columns_to_rows_and_vice_versa.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_your_own_menu.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:00 BST Creating custom menus in Excel is a funny feature you can use to create groups of the options that you use most often, and then plug them into the menu you name and use yourself. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_your_own_menu.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/increase_the_number_of_undo_levels_in_excel.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:00:00 BST Unlike in previous versions, number of Undo levels in Excel 2010 is 100 - the biggest number that can be used. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/increase_the_number_of_undo_levels_in_excel.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/starting_excel_without_an_empty_workbook.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:00:00 BST If you prefer to avoid the empty workbook to be created when Excel starts up, you can do so by editing the command line that is used to start Excel. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/starting_excel_without_an_empty_workbook.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_the_number_of_sheets_for_new_workbooks.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:00:00 BST Excel automatically creates three worksheets in each new workbook, but you can force it to create as many worksheets as you need. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/changing_the_number_of_sheets_for_new_workbooks.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_excel_s_formula_evaluator.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:00:00 BST If you would like to better understand how some of these complex array formulas work, consider using a handy tool - Formula Evaluator: http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/using_excel_s_formula_evaluator.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/counting_the_number_of_unique_values.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:00:00 BST You can easily count the number of unique values of the range using a simple formula. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/counting_the_number_of_unique_values.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/returning_a_list_of_unique_items_in_a_range_by_using_a_filter.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:00:00 BST In order to get unique items in a range you can use the Advanced Filter to extract the unique values from a column of data and paste them to a new location. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/returning_a_list_of_unique_items_in_a_range_by_using_a_filter.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_glossy_thermometer_chart.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:40:00 BST Thermometer chart is nice indicator of the process with well-defined measure, e.g. task status. How to create simple thermometer chart, see Creating a simple thermometer chart. This tip will teach you how make it more appealing for your audience. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_glossy_thermometer_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_glossy_thermometer_chart.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:20:00 BST Thermometer chart is nice indicator of the process with well-defined measure, e.g. task status. How to create simple thermometer chart, see Creating a simple thermometer chart. This tip will teach you how make it more appealing for your audience. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_glossy_thermometer_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/collapse_the_ribbon_to_get_more_space_on_screen.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:00:00 BST When you need as much space as possible on screen to view a workbook, you can collapse (or minimize) the Ribbon to only its labels by double-clicking the label of the tab you're currently using. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/collapse_the_ribbon_to_get_more_space_on_screen.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_commands_to_the_quick_access_toolbar.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:00 BST Suppose you'd like to add a couple more commands to the Quick Access toolbar. Also, say you're a big fan of AutoSum. You can add the AutoSum button to the Quick Access toolbar, so you can quickly create and use AutoSum entries. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/adding_commands_to_the_quick_access_toolbar.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_enter_a_hyperlink_containing_a_space_into_a_word_document.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:40:00 BST When you typing a document, Microsoft Word recognizes certain values, such as Web and UNC addresses (a network resource), and automatically makes them hyperlinks. However, after you enter a space, Word stops creating the hyperlink because it has no way of knowing whether you've finished the address and are now typing another word or whether the address contains spaces. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_enter_a_hyperlink_containing_a_space_into_a_word_document.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_enter_a_hyperlink_containing_a_space_into_a_word_document.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:20:00 BST When you typing a document, Microsoft Word recognizes certain values, such as Web and UNC addresses (a network resource), and automatically makes them hyperlinks. However, after you enter a space, Word stops creating the hyperlink because it has no way of knowing whether you've finished the address and are now typing another word or whether the address contains spaces. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_enter_a_hyperlink_containing_a_space_into_a_word_document.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_candlestick_stock_chart_with_volume.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:40:00 BST Candlestick chart is a style of bar-chart used primarily to describe price movements of a security, derivative, or currency over time. This chart type is often used in combination with the volume bars chart for technical analysis of stock and foreign exchange patterns. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_candlestick_stock_chart_with_volume.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_candlestick_stock_chart_with_volume.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:20:00 BST Candlestick chart is a style of bar-chart used primarily to describe price movements of a security, derivative, or currency over time. This chart type is often used in combination with the volume bars chart for technical analysis of stock and foreign exchange patterns. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_candlestick_stock_chart_with_volume.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_waterfall_chart.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:40:00 BST The waterfall chart is normally used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values. Usually the initial and the final values are represented by whole columns, while the intermediate values are denoted by floating columns. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_waterfall_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_waterfall_chart.html Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:20:00 BST The waterfall chart is normally used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values. Usually the initial and the final values are represented by whole columns, while the intermediate values are denoted by floating columns. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_waterfall_chart.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_hide_points_on_the_chart_axis.html Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:40:00 BST Sometimes you need to omit some points of the chart axis, e.g., the zero point. This tip will show you how to hide certain points on the chart axis using custom label format. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_hide_points_on_the_chart_axis.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_hide_points_on_the_chart_axis.html Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:20:00 BST Sometimes you need to omit some points of the chart axis, e.g., the zero point. This tip will show you how to hide certain points on the chart axis using custom label format. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/how_to_hide_points_on_the_chart_axis.html http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_waterfall_chart_using_error_bars.html Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:40:00 BST The waterfall chart is normally used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values. As we have shown Creating a Waterfall chart it can be created using a combination of Excel Bar charts. This tip will show you how streamline this process using Error Bar chart. The waterfall chart is normally used for understanding how an initial value is affected by a series of intermediate positive or negative values. http://www.officetooltips.com/excel/tips/creating_a_waterfall_chart_using_error_bars.html