Data in Excel 2016
Creating automatically extended plot ranges
If you often need to adjust your data ranges so that your charts plot an updated data range, you may be
interested in a trick that forces Excel to update the chart's data range whenever you add new data to your
worksheet.
Using a form for data entry
Sometimes you need to manage lists where the information is arranged in rows. Excel offers a simple way to
work with this big data in rows.
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.
Splitting text strings without using formulas
If you want to paste text in your worksheet, you can use Excel's Convert Text to Columns Wizard.
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.
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.
Check data entry for invalid entries
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.
Creating Subtotals
Excel's ability to create automatic subtotals is a handy feature that can save you a great deal of time.
Using advanced filtering
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 specific requirements.
Unique items in the list
To get unique items from 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.