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How to insert a degree symbol in Excel

The degree symbol (°) typically indicates temperature measurement, the magnitude of angles in geometry, and diminished chords in music. However, standard keyboards don't have a button for this useful symbol. In this article, we're going to show you 4...

How to insert a check mark in Excel

A check mark is the universal character for confirmed tasks and is widely used in managing lists. Seeing how commonly it's used in organizing ourselves, you would think that there should be a keystroke for this! In this article, we listed 5 methods you can use to to...

How to format numbers in thousands in Excel

Number Formatting feature in Excel allows modifying the appearance of cell values, without changing their actual values. Currency formatting with dollar signs ($), or highlighting negative values with red are common examples. Another advantage of this...

Actuarial Models in Excel

Most actuaries are experts in Excel and love the tool. Actuarial model one of the most common usages of the software, since it makes it a breeze to build complex mathematical models and test them under various conditions. In this article, I will walk you through...

Create an Excel Heat Map

What is a Heat Map? A heat map is a two-dimensional graphical representation of data, where values are represented by a color scale in a matrix layout. Color-coded cells allow easily identifying the outliers and see the patterns in your data. Excel’s...