Mon, 30 January 2012
VJ types a value into his spreadsheet and Excel speaks the entry; but VJ doesn't want Excel to speak the entry and 'Stop Speaking Cells' -on the Quick Access Toobar- is not making it stop. Why? Follow along with Bill in Episode #1514 to learn why the cells won't stop speaking and then learn how to turn off the 'Speak On Enter' function. Today’s Episode is brought to you by… New for 2012! “CFO EXCEL PRO“: a New, weekly e-Newsletter Publication from CFO.com featuring Bill “MrExcel” Jelen! CFO Excel Pro offers, “… clear, concise illustrated articles written by Microsoft MVP Bill “Mr. Excel” Jelen that provide readers with step-by-step solutions to nagging “real-world” Excel problems. “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Fri, 27 January 2012
Mike and Bill look at two methods to lookup a column of sales amounts in order to create a single cell formula that will add all the bonuses. Learn more about the LOOKUP function, how to use SUM and SUMPRODUCT and Array Formulas in Episode #1513. Dueling Excel Podcast #95…This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Slaying Excel Dragons: A Beginners Guide to Conquering Excel’s Frustrations and Making Excel Fun“, by Mike Girvin and Bill Jelen. [Currently available in eBook / Print Edition and as a DVD Bundle] and “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Thu, 26 January 2012
Charlie -who admits he is relatively new to Microsoft Excel- needs to rearrange the rows of his spreadsheet. Today, in Episode #1512, Bill shows us several methods to accomplish this task. Today’s Episode is brought to you by… New for 2012! “CFO EXCEL PRO“: a New, weekly e-Newsletter Publication from CFO.com featuring Bill “MrExcel” Jelen! CFO Excel Pro offers, “… clear, concise illustrated articles written by Microsoft MVP Bill “Mr. Excel” Jelen that provide readers with step-by-step solutions to nagging “real-world” Excel problems. “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Thu, 26 January 2012
We could not get Episode #1511 to load with Libsyn. Our Apologies. You may view the full length Blog Post and Video Podcast at the Learn Excel from MrExcel Blog on WordPress: Click Here To Visit Today’s Episode is brought to you by… New for 2012! “CFO EXCEL PRO“: a New, weekly e-Newsletter Publication from CFO.com featuring Bill “MrExcel” Jelen! CFO Excel Pro offers, “… clear, concise illustrated articles written by Microsoft MVP Bill “Mr. Excel” Jelen that provide readers with step-by-step solutions to nagging “real-world” Excel problems. “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today!
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Mon, 23 January 2012
Richard has a Data Series Set up with Year, Female, Male; after moving from Excel 2003 to Excel 2007, Richard noticed that the Chart is giving three (3) Series instead of two (2). With a few simple clicks in Episode #1510, Bill "MrExcel" Jelen solves the additional series issue. Today's Episode is brought to you by... New for 2012! "CFO EXCEL PRO": a New, weekly e-Newsletter Publication from CFO.com featuring Bill "MrExcel" Jelen! CFO Excel Pro offers, "... clear, concise illustrated articles written by Microsoft MVP Bill "Mr. Excel" Jelen that provide readers with step-by-step solutions to nagging "real-world" Excel problems. The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series - Visit Us Today! |
Fri, 20 January 2012
Today's Dueling Challenge: "Conditionally Format End Values that have Increased or Decreased by 15%" Initially, it appears that there is only one way to accomplish this task, but Mike "ExcelIsFun" Girvin and Bill "MrExcel" Jelen find another way to tackle and solve this challenge. Follow along with Episode #1509 to see how its done! Dueling Excel Podcast #95…This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Slaying Excel Dragons: A Beginners Guide to Conquering Excel’s Frustrations and Making Excel Fun“, by Mike Girvin and Bill Jelen. [Currently available in eBook / Print Edition and as a DVD Bundle] and “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Thu, 19 January 2012
The Question: "I have a =COUNTIF to count values less than 10 and another to count values less than 20; but how do I count the values that fall between 10 and 20?" In 2007 and newer, there is a New Function called '=COUNTIFS". Follow along with Bill in Episode #1508 to learn how to solve this question - even if you are using Excel 2003 or earlier! …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Thu, 12 January 2012
Today's Learn Excel Question: "Can you use Excel to generate Random Numbers that are centered around a mean using a Standard Deviation?" =RANDBETWEEN won't do it, but a clever use of =RAND and =NORM.INV ["Normal Inverse"] will do it. In Episode #1507, Bill shows us how to generate Random Numbers with this method. …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Wed, 11 January 2012
Simons gets an accounting file from the company system. When he opens the accounting file, some G/L [General Ledger] codes are converted from the " N-NN-NNNN " Format to Dates, by Excel. Today, how to prevent this from happening is the subject Bill works with in Episode #1506. …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Tue, 10 January 2012
The Question: "How do I generate the next Invoice Number?" Microsoft Office Online offers a great number of Invoice Templates. However, none of those templates has a Macro to pull the next Invoice Number. Today, in Episode #1505, Bill shows us how to 'Macro Enable' our Workbook and then create a short VBA Code routine to automatically generate Invoice Numbers with the press of a mouse button. …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Mon, 9 January 2012
John from New Zealand offers an improvement to Thursday's podcast about creating a Data Entry form on a spreadsheet. Today, in Episode #1504, Bill applies the tip from John to improve the VBA code for this Database Form routine! …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Thu, 5 January 2012
Today, Bill shows off some of the truly dynamic functionability of Microsoft Excel. Oz wants to use a worksheet as a data entry form and then post the record to a database. In Episode #1503 - the first of a two part tutorial series - Bill shows us how to use some VBA to make this happen. …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Wed, 4 January 2012
Mally wants a simple Spreadsheet - Two (2) Columns; she asks how to enter a Value in Column A and have the Running Total over in Column B automatically fill down. Episode #1502 shows you how to use the new Table functionality to solve this. Also, in reference to the Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Episode #1482, Bill readdresses a few more Table Topics, such as: 'Control-T' to define your Data Set as a Table or going to 'File > Options > Formulas > 'Working With Formulas' area and deselecting "Use Table Names in Formulas" …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
Tue, 3 January 2012
"I am going out on a limb to predict that the four-point shot will lead to an accidental Washington Generals win this season", Bill said. Episode #1501 shows off a couple of dueling Win/Loss sparklines with my prediction. I don't know when, but sometime soon, the Harlem Globetrotters will fall to the Washington Generals. …This episode is the video podcast companion to the book, “Learn Excel 2007 through Excel 2010 from MrExcel”. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 512 Excel Mysteries Solved! and 35% More Tips than the previous edition of Bill’s book! “The Learn Excel from MrExcel Podcast Series” MrExcel.com — Your One Stop for Excel Tips and Solutions. Visit us today! |
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