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The typical user of Microsoft Excel can benefit from the use of a dropdown list in order to simplify the data entry process. When entering data into a selected cell, using a drop-down to restrict entry options expedites the process and reduces the likelihood of making errors. Using the Data Validation feature of Excel, which will be covered in this post, you may quickly and easily generate a drop-down list of options. You can construct a drop down list in Excel by naming a list of things that is based on an Excel table that has a specific name. After ... Read More

Excel has the capability to automatically include related data into a range, provided that there are no empty rows or columns inside the area that has been specified. It is ok to leave empty rows and columns between groups of related data. Excel will then examine the data area to see whether it contains any field names, and if it does, it will remove rows containing those names from the set of records that will be sorted. Filtering and sorting are two of the most useful functions that can be found in Microsoft Excel. In the field of data analysis, ... Read More

Even if Excel or your entire system crashes while you are working on something, you can still restore the file you were working on because it was not saved. Important note Excel's built-in AutoSave and Auto Recover functionality makes this strategy effective. You should be able to restore the files using these techniques because it is enabled by default. You must enable it if it isn't already in order to enjoy these functionalities. Restore unsaved file in excel Let’s understand step by step. Step 1 Open a new Excel spreadsheet and select the File tab. Refer to the below screenshot. ... Read More

It is quite difficult to recall and manage many cells on a single sheet. Consider how time-consuming and difficult it would be to access these cells in a new spreadsheet. Using named ranges is a quick solution. It is important to note, however, that this feature is not available for Excel Web App. A named range is a name given to a collection of cells or data sets. They are frequently used to eliminate hard-coded values from formulas, making formulas easier to interpret. They also come in handy for data validation, hyperlinks, and dynamic ranges. Insert or display named range ... Read More

Referring to the source workbook is the quickest approach to pull data from one file into another file when you wish to pull data from another file. Excel users are accustomed to routinely utilizing such external links, often known as external references. Excel will automatically generate a connection to the other workbook if you use a reference to a data point that is located in another workbook while formulating in Excel. Finding references or external links in a spreadsheet manually is a laborious operation that should be avoided if possible. Even though Microsoft does not have a built-in function that ... Read More

In certain circumstances, it may be necessary for us to make a list of all of the conceivable four-digit combinations of the numbers 0 to 9, which would require us to generate a list that includes the digits 0000, 0001, 0002, and 99999. For a speedy solution to the list problem in Excel. It is possible that we'll need to produce random numbers in Excel at some point. Numerous tasks, including the simulation and description of complex occurrences, the selection of random samples from larger data sets, and the generation of data encryption keys can all be accomplished with the ... Read More

There are several ways that an Excel user can delete rows if a cell contains a specific text, as explained in this article. At times, when you work with large data sets, you might find that you have to delete rows based on the values of the cells or based on conditions found within the data set. Filter Rows based on Value/Condition and then Delete them One of the best ways to delete rows that contain a specific value or fulfill a given condition is to filter these. Once you have the filtered data, you can delete all these rows ... Read More

When working with text data in Excel, it is possible that you will occasionally need to add the same text to cells that already exist in order to make things more understandable. For instance, you could want to insert a prefix at the beginning of each cell, a special symbol at the end, or specific text before a formula. You can do any of these things by using the Insert tab in Excel. Everyone is familiar with how to complete this task manually. You will learn how to swiftly add strings containing a specified number of characters into the cell ... Read More

The use of data labels inside a chart makes it much simpler to comprehend the information shown within since they provide specifics on the data points or series of data being displayed. It is not allowed to add leader lines to stacked columns; however, there is a workaround that may be used to display leader lines in Excel spreadsheets that have stacked columns. A data label and the data point that is linked with it are both connected by a line called a Leader Line. When you have positioned a data label at a location that is separate from a ... Read More

Most of the time, we use spaces to separate words in Excel. However, I want to use hyphens instead of spaces between words. Add hyphen between words by text to column and formula The Text to Column function can split the words into columns based on the spaces between them. You can then use a formula to put them back together with a hyphen. Let’s understand step by step with an example. Step 1 In the first, we must create a sample data. As shown in the below Screenshot. Step 2 Now, select the data list to which you ... Read More