Excel Tips and Tricks
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 using...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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
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...