Slow Excel files
Question: Why is my Excel file so slow when opening? Answer: I hear this problem occasionally and the typical problem is that there are many extra columns or rows included in the data range. Sometimes...
View ArticleGrouping by days of the week in a pivot table
Question: I am trying to create a report from Excel data that was exported from a web application that has date fields and values in which I can get an average of values for the various days of the...
View ArticleView two Excel files side by side
Question: How can I have two Excel files open side by side? When I open another file it places that file in view and my other file disappears behind. I want to have two different instances of Excel...
View ArticleChanging Excel page layout options
Question: I have a spreadsheet which has 14 point font, but when it prints out the text is much smaller? Also, I am trying to change page headings. I need to change the heading on subsequent pages, but...
View ArticleMail Merge to Outlook with filters, attachments and more!
Question: I have an Excel spreadsheet with data I would like to merge to Outlook. I need to include a survey as an attachment with their specified information and have them return it to me. I only want...
View ArticleWhat’s new with Office 2013?
Question: I have started using Office 2013 and noticed many differences between Office 2013 and Office 2010, particularly with Outlook and Calendar. Are you aware of any summaries describing the...
View ArticleExcel file keeps getting bigger
Question: I have an Excel file I filtered and then copied “visible cells only” to a new worksheet, so that I could maintain formulas. However, the smaller file size increases to an enormous file size,...
View ArticleUpdating Outlook Groups from Excel Lists
Question: I created contact groups some time ago with around 100 names each, since Outlook won’t allow personal group with 300 names (1A, 1B, 1C) I keep the master list in Excel but it has been quite a...
View ArticleLooking up and replacing massive Excel data
Question during a “drop in” session: I have an Excel Workbook with several large worksheets. Three worksheets contain over 100,000 rows, one contains over 80,000 and another 23,000 rows. I need to...
View ArticleComparing data from two Excel worksheets
Question: I need some help analyzing some data from two different spreadsheets and was wondering if you would guide me on what the best way to do it is. I have two spreadsheets and one contains costs...
View ArticleHeaders in an Excel Workbook
Question: I there a way to have a header appear on each worksheet of a multi worksheet workbook, so that I don’t have to create headers for each worksheet? Answer: Yes. You can select all worksheets by...
View ArticleExcel Tables feature is wonderful!
If you’ve ever attended my Excel mini-sessions, you’ll learn how obsessed I am with Excel Tables feature. This article from Tech Republic is a great summary of the many reasons why I love Excel Tables.
View ArticleUse Excel functions to help with complex formulas
I came across this article recently from Tech Republic. It shows how using SumIf(), helper columns, Countifs() Excel functions may be simpler than using complex formulas. Click this link for some...
View ArticlePie chart series labels from non-contiguous data
Question: I have a pie chart that is plotting correctly, but the labels of the legends are incorrect. My chart data is not in simple columns and rows, but rather selected cells within the data. I have...
View ArticleFilter out unwanted Excel records
Question: We have a spreadsheet that is a several thousand lines made up of three types of rows: User:, Patient:, and those that start with a plus sign. Do you know a way to remove (delete) all of the...
View ArticleMessages moved to a folder automatically delete after a few days
Question: There are emails that are sent to me that I wish to retain. If I try to move some of these messages to another folder a message appears saying that they will expire in so many days unless I...
View ArticleExcel currency values don’t merge to Word properly
Question: How can one merge excel currency cell into Word letter mailing to print correctly? All things that I have tried prints the amount as15897 instead of $15,897. I just wondered if you have a...
View ArticlePrinting Comments in Excel
Question: I would like to print comments in an Excel spreadsheet. I can’t seem to find a way to do this. Any ideas? Answer: Yes, you may need to verify that your comments are showing on your...
View ArticleCounting patterns in Excel columns and Tiny comments in Word
Today I had a couple of questions that stumped me and relied on my best friends, Microsoft Office Support Community and Google to provide the answers. Thanks to these great resources! Question 1: I was...
View ArticleCopying Outlook Groups to Excel lists
Question: I frequently need to send a list of names from a group to Excel. I’m not able to copy and paste directly from the group into Excel. I also tried exporting but all that transfers is the group...
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