Richa Garg

Richa Garg

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How to clear old items in pivot table?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 10-Oct-2022 431 Views

In this article we will learn how to update the pivot table data after updating the details of source table. In many cases, whenever we update the source data as per the requirement the old data still appears in the filter of pivot table dropdown options. This may create confusion for the end user who will view the data table and pivot table. To resolve this issue we can use the following steps. Step 1− We have taken a sample data for creating the Pivot Table as following − Step 2− Now, if we update any value in the ...

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How to clear filters when opening, saving or closing workbook in Excel?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 10-Oct-2022 3K+ Views

In this article we will learn to remove filters while opening/closing or saving a worksheet. Because whenever a filter is applied in the worksheet it gets saved along with the file and remain as is until manually removed. They filters may be misinterpreted as missing data in the worksheet. The filters can be removed automatically after applying some Visual Basic codes in the respective worksheet. The following are the VBA codes to be incorporated for this task. Clear filters while opening a workbook Clear filters while saving a workbook Clear filters while closing a workbook Clear filters while ...

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How to check if one list against another in Excel?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 20-Sep-2022 31K+ Views

There are cases when we need to compare multiple sheets for consolidating the data in a single sheet against similar entries. Manually this task may need huge manpower as well as time. On the other side the same data can be consolidated by using a one or two formulas and copying the same in all respective sheets. In this article, we will be working on the following formulas for identifying one list against another. =VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, column_index_number, [range_lookup]) =MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type]) Check one list against another using VLOOKUP function Step 1 − We have taken the sample data ...

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How to check if hyperlink exists in a worksheet in Excel?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 16-Sep-2022 3K+ Views

If we have a huge data where hyperlinks have been scattered throughout the worksheet, then it becomes a tedious task to find the hyperlinks and external references. This tutorial will help a user to find the hyperlinks available in a worksheet in the following scenarios − Find all the hyperlinks in Excel Find all the hyperlinks linked to a specific text Find all hyperlink locations with VBA Code Find All Hyperlinks in Excel Step 1 − A sample worksheet has been shown below with scattered hyperlinks. Step 2 − Please note that, using Find and Replace feature, ...

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How to check if first character in a cell is a letter or number in Excel?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 16-Sep-2022 21K+ Views

Excel has a bunch of formulas and data analysts use this application to prepare various reports and dashboards. To support that analysis this article will help an excel user to identify all the cells whose values either starts with a number or an alphabet from a collection of dataset. We will identify these cells using the combination of following formulas. IF function ISERR function Left function Check if first character in a cell is a number or a letter The following formulas can be used to check if the first character of a cell is number or a ...

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How to Check If Cell Contains One of Several Values in Excel?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 16-Sep-2022 4K+ Views

If we have a dataset in which we need to check if there are any cell values or text which is not required or inappropriate, then the same can be identified in seconds using an excel function. There are many functions through which we can identify specific set of text in cell values of the complete dataset. Let’s have a look at the formulas and example and learn how to implement the same in a dataset. Check if dataset contains one or more values from a specific list Check if dataset contains one or more values ...

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How To Check If Cell Begins Or Ends With A Specific Character In Excel?

Richa Garg
Richa Garg
Updated on 16-Sep-2022 10K+ Views

When we have a list of entries in excel file and need to identify if there are some entities starting with a specific letter of special character, then looking at each value and counting will be a tedious task to do. This article will help you to find those entities using a formula without looking at each value of the list. Searching Cells containing Specific Character using Formula Searching the cells starting with a specific character Let’s take an example of the following data − Now, if you want to check the cells begin with the character “$” then ...

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