Excel 2024: The Advanced Filter Treats Criteria as "Begins With"


February 17, 2025 - by

Excel 2024: The Advanced Filter Treats Criteria as "Begins With"

Check out this simple use of Advanced Filter. You are asking for all rows with the Product of Apple to be copied to the output range.

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Excel 2024: Circle Invalid Data Automatically

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February 10, 2025 - by Bill Jelen


You have some numbers in a worksheet. Those cells should be between 60 and 90 inclusive.

Excel 2024: Temporarily Make Formula Bar Font Size Larger

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February 5, 2025 - by Bill Jelen


Say you have a Zoom or Teams call and you temporarily need to make the font size in the formula bar larger.

Excel 2024: Avoid Whiplash with Speak Cells

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January 30, 2025 - by Bill Jelen


One of the painful parts about keying in data is that you have to proofread the numbers. So, you are looking at the sheet of paper, then the screen, then the paper, then the screen. You will end up with a sore neck. Wouldn't it be nice if you had someone to read you the screen so you can keep your eye on the paper? It's built in to Excel.

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