How to replace characters in Excel

How to replace characters in Excel

Excel’s built in find and replace feature is fairly useful in most cases. But this can get tedious if you’re working with a large workbook or want to set this up dynamically. In this article we’re going to show you how to replace characters in Excel...
Grouping Dates in Pivot Table

Grouping Dates in Pivot Table

Excel already has functions like the SUMIF and the SUMIFS for summing data by groups. However, they won’t work when have date-time values combined. In this article we will cover grouping dates in Pivot Table. Steps Select a cell in your data Click Pivot Table...
How to sum by date in Excel without time

How to sum by date in Excel without time

Excel already has functions like the SUMIF and the SUMIFS for summing data by groups. However; they can't work if you have date-time values combined. This article shows How to sum by date in Excel without time using SUMPRODUCT and INT functions. Syntax =SUMPRODUCT(...
How to calculate running totals in Excel Tables

How to calculate running totals in Excel Tables

This article shows how to calculate running totals in Excel Tables by using structured references. If your data is not in a Table, please continue with this article: How to calculate running count Syntax =SUM(INDEX([column of values],1):[@ column of values]) Steps...
How to create a Quarter formula in Excel

How to create a Quarter formula in Excel

There is no specific Quarter formula in Excel. But an Excel quarter formula can be constructed by combining ROUNDUP and MONTH functions with custom number formatting. Syntax =ROUNDUP( MONTH( date value ) /3, 0 ) Steps Start with =ROUNDUP( function Continue with MONTH(...
How to generate Excel month names

How to generate Excel month names

This article shows you how to generate month list by formulas and how to display Excel month names instead of actual date values. We will use DATE, YEAR and MONTH formulas as well as Number Formatting. Syntax =DATE( YEAR( previous date ), MONTH( previous date )+1, 1)...
How to create a dynamic drop down list in Excel

How to create a dynamic drop down list in Excel

Creating a dynamic Excel drop down list is very useful If you have a list that is updated frequently. This article shows you how to create a dynamic drop down list with the help of OFFSET and COUNTA functions. Syntax =OFFSET(title of list, 1, 0, COUNTA(column that...
How to get Excel cell address of a lookup result

How to get Excel cell address of a lookup result

This article shows you how to get Excel cell address of a lookup result by using the CELL and INDEX functions. Syntax =CELL( “address”, INDEX( data, MATCH( lookup value for row, lookup range for row, 0 ), column index ) ) Steps Start with the =CELL(...
How to change number format in Excel chart

How to change number format in Excel chart

Excel charts are one of the most used and easy to understand data visualization tools. Excel provides many chart types as well as numerous personalization options. One of the cool features is the ability to change number format in Excel chart. Steps Double-click on...