Instructions and sample files for Excel techniques, including data validation, pivot tables, and filters. http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html Microsoft Office Excel http://www.contextures.com/coloursRSS.gif http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html 34 34 Video and detailted instructions show how to create a box plot chart in Excel using a stacked column chart and error bars. http://www.contextures.com/excelboxplotchart.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:20:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelboxplotchart.html Add or move pivot fields with the field list. Adjust the field list width, sort order, layout and position, for easier use. http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottablefieldlist.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:20:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottablefieldlist.html Use Excel text box controls on the worksheet to enter data. Link to cells, add manually or with VBA. http://www.contextures.com/excelvbatextboxcreate.html Wed, 29 May 2013 16:20:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelvbatextboxcreate.html Use the Excel IF function to test a value, then show a result, depending if the test was TRUE or FALSE. http://www.contextures.com/xlfunctions06_excel-if-function.html Mon, 27 May 2013 12:20:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/xlfunctions06_excel-if-function.html Use Excel macros to automate tasks, to same time and reduce errors. http://www.contextures.com/excelvbagettingstarted.html Wed, 15 May 2013 14:20:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelvbagettingstarted.html Use INDEX and MATCH functions to find distance between two cities. Conditional formatting highlights selected mileage in lookup table. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0026 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:28:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0026 Enter current expenses in Scenario A, and potential cost reductions in Scenario B. Formulas calculate annual totals and differences. http://www.contextures.com/excelannualcostcalculator.html Mon, 06 May 2013 11:45:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelannualcostcalculator.html Enter data on a worksheet, in multiple data entry areas. Add new records, view and update existing records. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0022 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:08:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0022 Sample code from Jim Cone. Select a list on the worksheet, and click arrows to scroll the list items up or down. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0021 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:58:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0021 Set conditional formatting options when working with pivot tables, to ensure the formatted range updates correctly. http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottableconditionalformat.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:15:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottableconditionalformat.html Create an XML map to show RSS feeds from blogs or websites, on an Excel worksheet. http://www.contextures.com/excelrssfeeds.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:52:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelrssfeeds.html View two sheets in the same Excel workbook, at the same time, by adding a new window. View two workbooks as the same time. Copy a worksheet and rename it. Copy a worksheet to a different workbook. http://www.contextures.com/excelworksheettips.html Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:44:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelworksheettips.html Use the AVERAGE, AVERAGEA, AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS functions in Excel to calculate the average for cell values, with or without criteria. http://www.contextures.com/excelaveragefunctions.html Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:10:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelaveragefunctions.html Use formulas in Excel to create links and HTML code for Amazon affiliate product links. Copy and paste to blog or website. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0025 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:28:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0025 Use the HLOOKUP function in Excel to find a value in a horizontal list, and return another value from the selected column. http://www.contextures.com/excelhlookupfunction.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:21:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelhlookupfunction.html Use combo boxes on an Excel UserForm, to make data entry easier. Select from first combo box, and related items appear in second combo box. http://www.contextures.com/exceluserformdependentcomboboxes.html Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:21:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/exceluserformdependentcomboboxes.html Click a check box, or type an X, to show and hide Excel chart data. No programmig required. http://www.contextures.com/excelchartsinteractive.html Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:21:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelchartsinteractive.html Click the scroll bar to change the ending date for a pivot table report. Set the number of months to be included. This technique from AlexJ uses one line of programming, to refresh the pivot table. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0032 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:16:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0032 Use ROUND and other functions to round numbers up or down in Excel. http://www.contextures.com/excelroundingfunctions.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:21:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelroundingfunctions.html Use ISFORMULA function in Excel 2013 to check for a formula in a cell. http://www.contextures.com/excelisformulafunction.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:03:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelisformulafunction.html Use FORMULATEXT function in Excel 2013 to show the formula contained in a cell. http://www.contextures.com/excelformulatextfunction.html Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:24:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelformulatextfunction.html Use SendKeys method in Excel VBA code to simulate keystrokes. Problems may occur if wrong window is active. http://www.contextures.com/excelvbasendkeys.html Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:24:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelvbasendkeys.html Create a custom tab on Excel Ribbon that opens when specific file is active. Modify macros to run when Ribbon button is clicked. http://www.contextures.com/excelribbonaddcustomtab.html Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:17:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelribbonaddcustomtab.html Examine sample file that create custom tab on Excel Ribbon. Add Ribbon Callback to macros and test the buttons. http://www.contextures.com/excelribbongettingstarted.html Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:33:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelribbongettingstarted.html Sample code to modify Excel charts with VBA programming. http://www.contextures.com/excelchartsvba.html Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:54:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelchartsvba.html Pivot charts on dashboard are connected to slicer on separate sheet. Change the dashboard filter, and all the connected charts change. Sample file from AlexJ, Excel 2010 or later. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0031 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:55:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0031 Enter forecast and actual amounts in this Excel budget template; formulas calculate the year to date variance. http://www.contextures.com/excelbudgetvariance.html Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:24:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelbudgetvariance.html In Excel, add a scroll bar, and click or drag to select an end date for reports. No programming required. http://www.contextures.com/excelscrollbarselectdate.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:00:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelscrollbarselectdate.html Create an Excel pivot chart with keyboard shortcuts. Unlink a pivot chart, and connect it to a different pivot table. Save time by copying a formatted chart, instead of starting from scratch. http://www.contextures.com/excelpivotchartsourcedata.html Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:21:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelpivotchartsourcedata.html In Excel, you can use MS Query to create a Cartesian join between two tables. This will connect all the items in table 1 with all the items in table 2. http://www.contextures.com/excelmsquerycartesian.html Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:01:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelmsquerycartesian.html Macro changes all sparklines on the active sheet, so they will show data, even if rows and columns are hidden. Excel 2010 or later. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CH0007 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:13:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CH0007 Use DSUM to calculate totals for a database that is a named Excel Table, for Excel 2007 and later http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0024 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:52:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0024 Select words from drop down list and chart shows how frequently they were used in speeches, by each political party http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CH0006 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:05:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CH0006 Find the promo code and discount rate for the selected product, based on the order date http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0023 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:55:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0023 Code creates a list of formulas on each worksheet, by inserting a new sheet for each list. Remove formula list sheets by running the cleanup macro http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0019 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:58:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0019 When troubleshooting an Excel file, use color code to mark cells with formulas, text, numbers, data validation. http://www.contextures.com/exceltroubleshootformat.html Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:35:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/exceltroubleshootformat.html Step by step instructions for creating a panel chart, with four sets of data, side-by-side, in a single chart. http://www.contextures.com/excelpanelchart.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:45:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelpanelchart.html Sample Excel VBA programming to change pivot table report filters. http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottablereportfiltervba.html Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:45:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottablereportfiltervba.html Fit wide Excel sheets onto one printed page in width. Show headings rows on every printed page. http://www.contextures.com/excelprinting.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:35:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelprinting.html Links to Excel 2013 articles, from Microsoft and other sources. http://www.contextures.com/Excel-2013-Info.html Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:15:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/Excel-2013-Info.html Limit the total amount that is entered in an Excel budget worksheet, by using data validation to check the total. Create a custom message that appears when the amount goes over budget. You can also see the unbudgeted amount that is still available, and adjust the entries if required http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#DV0058 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:44:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#DV0058 A coloured border separates dates in a list, and the conditional formatting formula works even if some rows are hidden. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CF0004 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:14:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CF0004 Create a list of page fields that should be automatically changed. Change any of the specified page fields in a pivot table, and the same selections are made in all other pivot tables that contain that page field. Also changes the Multiple Item Selection settings to match changed page fields. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0028 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:08:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0028 Convert amounts from one measurement unit to another, such as feet to metres. Excel VBA clears cells when new unit is selected. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0022 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:25:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0022 Sample code from Professor Lee Townsend creates a list of VBA procedures in a workbook, and shows which procedures call others. Also lists worksheet shapes and connected macros. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0018 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:51:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0018 Examples of Excel List AutoFilter VBA programming, for use with the List AutoFilters found in named Excel tables (multiple allowed per worksheet). Each named table is a ListObject, and has its own AutoFilter property. http://www.contextures.com/excelautofilterlist.html Mon, 28 May 2012 12:01:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelautofilterlist.html Use Excel VBA to enter project task start and stop time, by double-clicking on a cell. Excel formulas total the time per task, and overall total time. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0021 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:03:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0021 Add Help buttons to a worksheet, and open a UserForm to a specific page, to show relevant help http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0014 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:20:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF0014 Set weight loss goals and track weekly progress. Dashboard summarizes your results and shows target line. http://www.contextures.com/excelweightlosstracker.html Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:52:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelweightlosstracker.html.html Simple task list and Gantt chart, uses the WORKDAY formula to calculate days. File is in Excel 2007 format, with no macros. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CH0004 Wed, 11 May 2011 23:20:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#CH0004 Use an advanced filter to extract records from a list in Excel. You can find unique records only, or a list of items that meet specific criteria. Page has been updated to show instructions for Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, with the Excel Ribbon commands. http://www.contextures.com/xladvfilter01.html Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:08:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/xladvfilter01.html Use an Excel scroll bar on a worksheet, to decorate a Christmas tree, without using macros. Sample file has features that you can adapt to other workbooks, such as text box with changing message, and conditional formatting. Includes written instructions and video demonstration of scroll bar. http://www.contextures.com/excelscrollbarchristmastree.html Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:33:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelscrollbarchristmastree.html Turn on the Enable Selection feature in a pivot table, and then click row or label headings to select specific sections of pivot table. Click to select entire pivot table, including report filters. Select labels, values, or both. http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottableselect.html Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:50:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelpivottableselect.html Create hyperlinks with drag and drop; HYPERLINK function; stop or undo hyperlinks. http://www.contextures.com/excelhyperlinkfunction.html Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:50:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelhyperlinkfunction.html Enter or update records on data entry sheet; drop boxes; navigation buttons; mandatory cells. http://www.contextures.com/exceldataentryupdateform.html Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:08:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/exceldataentryupdateform.html Select multiple items in List Box. Store selected items on separate worksheet. http://www.contextures.com/excelvbalistboxcreate.html Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:20:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelvbalistboxcreate.html Use Excel RANK function to compare numbers; show student with highest score; break ranking ties. http://www.contextures.com/excel-functions-rank.html Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:57:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-functions-rank.html If 2 or more players have same rank, they split points available for that rank, down to next occupied rank. For example, if 3 players share rank 1, they split total points for ranks 1, 2 and 3. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0019 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:20:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FN0019 With a pivot table calculated field, you can create a formula to perform calculations on the total for other fields in the pivot table. For example, calculate a discount for orders that total more than $100, or a bonus for sales reps who pass a target amount. http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-calculated-field.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:46:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-calculated-field.html When you add a field to the pivot table's Values area, 11 different functions, such as Sum, Count and Average, are available to summarize the data. The summary functions in a pivot table are similar to the worksheet functions with the same names, with a few differences as noted in this article. http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-summary-functions.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:04:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-summary-functions.html An enhanced Concatenate function from Excel MVP Rick Rothstein allows you to select a range of cells, and specify a delimiter, such as a hyphen or comma, to quickly and easily join the text strings. Also, sample code to delete rows where a specific word appears in the selected column, or where the word does not appear. http://www.contextures.com/rickrothsteinexcelvbatext.html Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:22:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/rickrothsteinexcelvbatext.html To run macros that you create, or commands that you use frequently, and commands that aren't on the Excel Ribbon by default, you can add icons to the Excel Quick Access Toolbar. This video shows you the easy steps to follow, using the example of adding a macro icon to the QAT. http://www.contextures.com/excel-quick-access-toolbar-customize.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:50:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-quick-access-toolbar-customize.html Shorten a Data Validation list by using Advanced Filter to extract a list of names that start with selected letter; file contains macros to automate list updates and filter. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FL0024 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:43:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FL0024 Excel template tracks golf scores. Excel functions calculate annual totals, averages, best, worst scores. Conditional formatting highlights par, below par holes. http://www.contextures.com/excel-template-golf-scores.html Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:58:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-template-golf-scores.html Excel pivot table subtotals are automatically created when you add more fields to Row and Column areas. Change summary function, create multiple subtotals. http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-subtotals.html Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:24:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-subtotals.html Create an Excel Data Validation drop down list that allows users to add new items. New data validation items will be automatically added to the drop down list, and the list is sorted alphabetically. http://www.contextures.com/excel-data-validation-add.html Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:33:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-data-validation-add.html Use Excel Excel Conditional Formatting - Data Bars to visually compare the values in a table, with in cell bars. http://www.contextures.com/excel-conditional-formatting-data-bars.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:26:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excel-conditional-formatting-data-bars.html Use Excel Pivot Table Value Filters to focus on the top 10, bottom 10 or a specific portion of the total values in your data. http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-filters-top10.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:26:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excel-pivot-table-filters-top10.html Use Excel Pivot Table Report Filters to focus on specific data in your pivot table. http://www.contextures.com/Excel-Pivot-Table-Report-Filters.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:16:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/Excel-Pivot-Table-Report-Filters.html Add single column and multiple column lists in Excel ComboBox controls. http://www.contextures.com/Excel-VBA-ComboBox-Lists.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:37:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/Excel-VBA-ComboBox-Lists.html Excel tips in a set of very short videos, including shortcuts to create a list of dates by week, enter dates and times, customize the Excel 2007 status bar and change the default number of sheets. http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos05.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:36:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos05.html Excel tips in a set of very short videos, including change hyperlinks to text, print all sheets, create a quick pivot table and create a formatted Excel Table. http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos04.html Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:36:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos04.html Excel tips in a set of very short videos, including move to edge of range, create list of dates, select large range, rearrange data. http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos03.html Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:44:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos03.html Excel tips in a set of very short videos, including select a random name, change formulas to values, show message, quickly name cells. http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos02.html Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:44:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos02.html Excel tips in a set of very short videos, including freeze panes, print comments and create a quick series of numbers. http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos01.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:44:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/ExcelQuickTipsVideos01.html UPDATE: Event code colours the filtered column headings, when an AutoFilter is applied. Updated to prevent unnecessary clearing of Undo stack, per tip from Nigel Hunt. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FL0014 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:32:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FL0014 Click a numbered square and a macro reveals a Christmas picture each day. Formulas show current date and days till Christmas. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF011 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#UF011 Record a macro to automate a task, show the Developer tab on Ribbon, run the recorded macro. http://www.contextures.com/Excel-Videos-VBA-Intro.html#Record Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST http://www.contextures.com/Excel-Videos-VBA-Intro.html#Record Create a detailed preparation schedule for holiday meals. Enter details and Excel calculates start times. http://www.contextures.com/Excel-Dinner-Planner.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:53:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/Excel-Dinner-Planner.html Sample file uses Data Validation and Advanced Filter to extract a list of movies for selected category or actor; file contains macros to automate list updates and filter. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FL0023 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:18:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#FL0023 Sample file from Excel MVPs, Kirill Lapin (KL), with amendments by Hector Miguel Orozco Diaz. Uses code to automatically create a pivot table from multiple sheets in a workbook. http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0023 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:18:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/excelfiles.html#PT0023 Yes, you might be an Excel Nerd if any of the entries in the Contextures Blog giveaway sound familiar. A humorous look at Excel, from those who live there. http://www.contextures.com/YouMightBeAnExcelNerd.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:04:00 EDT http://www.contextures.com/YouMightBeAnExcelNerd.html