Excel Tips


Preventing Formula Errors »

October 5, 2017

Preventing formula errors in Excel using IFERROR or IFNA. These are better than the old ISERROR ISERR and ISNA. Learn more here.


Deleting Alternating Blank Rows »

October 5, 2017

Every other row in Excel is blank. How can you quickly delete the blank rows?


Flash Fill »

October 4, 2017

Flash Fill debuted in 2013. It is an oddity, but it can be used to transform columns of data quickly. Join columns with text, extract data from columns, all by giving Excel 1 or 2 examples of the final result.


Year over Year % Growth »

October 4, 2017

Excel Pivot Table technique to calculate year over year growth percentage for each product, each customer, or anything.


April Fools Day Trick »

October 3, 2017

How to drive your co-workers crazy with the Excel command: Speak Cells on Enter. This is an obscure command that most people don't know about. It is hard to find. But if you enable the feature while your co-worker goes to get a cup of coffee, hilarity will ensue.


TEXTJOIN in Power Query »

October 3, 2017

CONCATENATEX in Power Query. The new TEXTJOIN function is awesome. Can you do the same thing with Power Query? Yes. Now you can.


Speak Cells »

October 2, 2017

You've just typed a page of data into Excel. Now you need to proof the data - comparing what is on the screen to what is on the paper. Here is an easy way: Have Excel read you what is on the screen and you keep your eyes on the paper.


VLOOKUP Each Alt+Entered Value »

October 2, 2017

How to do a calculation (such as VLOOKUP) for each item that has been Alt+Entered in a cell.


Pivot Table on a Map »

September 29, 2017

Display an Excel Pivot Table on a Map using the new Power Map or 3D Maps feature in Windows versions of Excel. Animate data over time using Excel. Zoom in on the neighborhood of each store location.