April 19, 2024 - by Bill Jelen
At my last day job, we had three sales regions: East, Central, and West. The company headquarters was in the East, and so the rule was that all reports were sorted with the East region first, then Central, then West. Well, there is no way to do this with a normal sort.
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Sort AZ, and you will have Central at the top.  |
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Sort the data ZA, and you will have West at the top.  |
Excel 2024: Set Up Your Data for Data Analysis »
April 17, 2024 - by Bill Jelen
Make sure to follow these rules when you set up your data for sorting, subtotals, filtering and pivot tables.
Excel 2024: Place Pictures In Cell From Local Computer »
April 15, 2024 - by Bill Jelen
For the last 30 years, you could use Insert, Picture in Excel. The image was added to a special drawing layer that floated above the grid. In June of 2023, that legacy experience became known as Place Over Cells. The new experience is to Place In Cell.
Excel 2024: Display Online Pictures In a Cell Using a Formula »
April 12, 2024 - by Bill Jelen
The IMAGE function debuted in August 2022. It is only for online images that are available through a URL.
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