Entering all of the data you need into an Excel Worksheet is often the most time-consuming part of a task or project. You may be able to import data from elsewhere, but if not, using Flash Fill and Auto Fill can really help speed up data entry. Flash Fill, only available in Excel 2013 and later, is one of several tools designed to make using Excel a quicker and more streamlined process. In This Lesson… How to Use Flash Fill The Flash Fill tool works by looking for patterns in your data, and then suggests a new data set based…
Author: Russ Ware
Excel gives you the option to print entire Workbooks, individual Worksheets and even partial Worksheets. While the process for printing in Excel is relatively easy, there are lots of formatting and print setup options to consider if you want your printed document to look its best. Here is a complete guide to Printing Excel Workbooks. In The Guide… Printing a Single or Multiple Worksheets 1 – Select the Worksheet or sheets you want to print. If selecting multiple sheets, click on the tab of the first sheet you want to print, hold Ctrl and click any other sheets you want…
Getting started with Excel can be a confusing experience, and it’s true that it can be a powerful but complicated tool to use at first. Learning just a few shortcuts, tricks and commonly used settings will go a big way towards reducing the confusion and making Excel a more rewarding experience. Here are 14 brilliant Excel tips and tricks, perfect for helping beginners get more from the software. In This Guide… Instantly Enter the Current Date or Time Dates and times are two values that often have to be entered into Excel Worksheets. Luckily there are shortcuts that make entering…
Formulas are at the core of Excel, and are the things that make it such a useful and powerful tool for manipulating data. Learning how to create formulas should be one of the first things you focus on when you start using Microsoft Excel. In This Lesson… The Structure of a Formula Formulas are always written following a set of structural rules (this is known as syntax). There are four possible elements that can be combined to make up a formula, but no matter if one or all of them are used, formulas always start with an Equal sign (=).…
Creating Excel documents that look as good as they work is easy. There are many formatting options in Excel, allowing you to create documents in a wide variety of styles. Almost all of the formatting options can be applied to individual cells, or to entire rows and columns. In This Lesson… Using the Formatting Tools The Excel formatting tools can be found in the Home tab. As long as the Home tab is open, you can simply select a cell, row or column and then click the formatting tool you wish to use (font, alignment, colours, etc.) You can also…