Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.
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Creating drop-downs from table headers in Excel seems impossible—but this trick fixes it
Sync your drop-down menus with table headers using this robust, auto-expanding Named Range trick.
Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...
Pivot tables in Excel are a powerful tool for analyzing and summarizing large datasets, offering users a robust solution for making sense of complex information. To begin harnessing the potential of ...
Create a table of contents in an Excel sheet using hyperlinks Your email has been sent Hyperlinks have been around for a long time, but some Excel users just don’t use them. One way your users can put ...
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Excel's UNIQUE function can't skip columns—unless you use this trick
Nest CHOOSECOLS inside UNIQUE to extract non-adjacent columns, and use INDIRECT for interactive header dropdowns.
Have you ever felt limited by the rigidity of Excel PivotTables when creating interactive reports? Many users assume that Excel slicers, the sleek, clickable filters that make data exploration a ...
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