Excel tries to help users in all spheres of work on the spreadsheet, but some of the help it offers may not be wanted at the time. For instance, if you try to paste data into a visible cell (a filtered cell), excel will also paste the data into the hidden cells (filtered-out cells). Excel
The drop-down list is one of the most useful items in Excel. The drop-down list simplifies data analysis because it allows users to choose items from a list instead of wasting time typing the values. This tutorial will reveal the simplest method of creating a drop-down list on Excel. 1. Here comes the first step
Excel is a hub of immense possibilities, and you can carry out a plethora of data analysis by creating functions and formulas. If you keep using these functions for some time, you will end up creating several links between some files. You can easily break the regular links, but some links can be very stubborn.
A percentile is a form of calculation under statistics where numbers are categorized based on the number of values that fall within the specified percentage. Excel has an in-built function for finding percentile of values. Excel operations involving percentile are very straightforward. Below is the syntax for percentile "=PERCENTILE (array, k)" The array is the
We mentioned in our previous tutorials that excel contains a multiplicity of columns and rows. While working, you will scroll and navigate through the various columns. However, some. Columns may contain important data that you wish to be looking at while performing other tasks. As such, there is a need to freeze such columns so
A large dataset contains both unique and duplicate values. Sometimes, it might interest you to know the number of unique and duplicate values in your data. If you are a regular reader of our blog, you already know how to select Excel's unique values. Unique values are values that do not appear more than once
Combining multiple columns in Excel can be a little tricky. It does not matter whether the version you are using is new or old. In most cases, data in columns on the left will remain the same while the data in other columns will be deleted. In this tutorial, we shall focus on how to
Excel deals with both numbers and texts. You may need to remove some parts of the texts or digits from the number at some point. It is generally called " digit check," It can be a very tedious task when dealing with long strings of values. But don't worry, excel got you covered. You can
Row headings are very useful when working on your spreadsheet. You can quickly look at it while working to know the data that are contained in each row. Imagine if you are working on a file that contains large data. You will still be down, and you may not be able to view the row
Data analysis involves plotting graphs, and the XY graphs are among the most potent ones. You can use the XY graphs to plot and compare two variables, the trend and how they vary against each other. But what will you do if you have three sets of data to plot on the same graph? This