Formula in Excel 2007
Hide formulas from appearing in the edit bar
Usually you can view a formula in the Excel cell when cell is selected, but you can protect spreadsheet to
hide formulas in some cells.
How to generate series of dates
Often you'll want to insert a series of dates into a worksheet. The most efficient way to enter a series of
dates doesn't require any formulas - just use Excel's AutoFill feature.
Using Solver
Solver tool allows you to specify multiple adjustable cells and constraints on the values that the
adjustable cells can have, generate a solution that maximizes or minimizes a particular worksheet cell,
generate multiple solutions to a problem.
Calculating the number of work days between two dates
When calculating the difference between two dates, you may want to exclude weekends and holidays.
How to see formulas on the spreadsheet
Sometimes it is handy to view (and print) the formulas in all the cells in a spreadsheet with out having to
manually enter each cell.
Calculating the difference between two time stamps
Because time stamps are represented as serial numbers, you can subtract the earlier time from the later time
to get the difference.
Goal Seeking
Goal seeking is a useful feature that works in conjunction with your formulas. If you know what a formula
result should be, Excel can tell you which values of one or more input cells you need to produce that
result.
Calculating the number of days between two dates
A common type of date calculation determines the number of days between two dates.
Recalculating the worksheet
If you are working with huge workbooks that contain a very large number of formulas, functions, and data,
you can turn off the automatic recalculation.
Combining text and formatted values
The Excel TEXT function enables you to specify numbers and date format.