To locate hidden rows and columns, you can have following approaches – 1. Locate them manually. Hence, if after row 4, row 6 comes,row 5 is hidden. 2. ALT+EGSY and Enter. It will select all visible cells and it will mark hidden rows and columns with highlight. But on a white background, it may be…
Category: Tips and Tricks
Tips & Tricks 43 – Last Day of the Month for a Given Date
Suppose, you are given a date say 10/22/14 (MM/DD/YY) and we want to have the last date of the month for the given date. Hence, you needs an answer of 10/31/14. The formulas to be used in this case – =EOMONTH(A1,0) =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,0) =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,1)-1
Tips & Tricks 42 – Inputting Numbers Larger than 15 Digits
Sometimes, you may have a situation where you need to input numbers having more than 15 digits. For example, Bank Account Nos. What is 15 Digits Limit – Excel has number precision of 15 digits, it means that if you input numbers > 15 digits, 16 digits onwards, it will be 0s. Hence 123456789123456789 will…
Tips & Tricks 41 – I have data for many years but I want the sum for only last 12 months
Let's assume that your data is aligned like this and you want to have sum only for last 12 months. This should take care of if future entries are done. Hence, if Jun data is entered, sum up has to start from Jun month. – Use this formula – =IFERROR(SUM(OFFSET(INDIRECT("$B"&COUNTA($A:$A)),0,0,IF(COUNTA($A:$A)-12>0,-12,-COUNTA($A:$A)+1),1)),"") Note – If you have…
Tips & Tricks 40 – I don't want to Show Horizontal / Vertical Scroll Bar(s)
1. Go to Office button > Excel Options > Advanced 2. Uncheck Show Horizontal Scroll Bar / Show Vertical Scroll Bar as per your need. To reverse, check them.
Tips & Tricks 39 – I don't Want to Show Gridlines in the Sheet, how to do..
Excel displays gridlines by default. If you don't want to show gridlines – 1. Go to View Tab 2. Un-check Gridlines box. This is specific to sheet. Hence, if you want want to do for entire workbook, you will have to 1. Go to File > Options > Advanced 2. Select your workbook in "Display…
Tips & Tricks 38 – I am not able to Drag and drop a Cell
Earlier I was able to hold the bottom right corner of a call and was able to drag and drop it. Now, I am, no longer, able to do it. To solve this – 1. Go to Office Button > Excel Options > Advanced 2. Click Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop to mark it…
Tips & Tricks 37 – How Many Characters a String is Containing not considering Blanks?
Say, you have a string like Vijay A. Verma and I need to know how many characters it has. In this case, it has 12 including decimal and leaving blanks aside. Use below formula for the same – =LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1," ",""))
Tips & Tricks 36 – Highlight Unique / Duplicate Rows
If you want to highlight Unique / Duplicate Rows, follow following steps 1. Select the data range where you want to apply this formatting. 2. Home Tab > Conditional Formatting > New Rule 3. Select Format only unique or duplicate values. In Format all: box, you can select duplicate / unique. 4. Format appropriately and…
Tips & Tricks 35 – Highlight Cells which are different from first Column Cells in a Range (And for Row Cells also)
Let's say you are having data as given below and you want to highlight all the cells in columns after first column where cell values are different. Confused??? B1 is not different from A1 where C1 is different from A1, hence C1 will be highlighted. In row 2 both B2 and C2 will highlighted and…