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February 13, 2020

Lookup Pictures in Excel

We can use a data validation list or a Slicer to lookup pictures in Excel. This ability to lookup pictures

February 6, 2020

Cross Highlight Excel Charts

One of the cool features in Power BI is the ability to cross highlight from one chart to another by

January 28, 2020

Searching for Data With a User Form

I was recently asked to provide the ability to search a list of records (like a table) using a user

January 23, 2020

List First Monday Date in Each Month

With Excel formulas we can easily list the first Monday date in each month, or the last Sunday, or whatever

January 11, 2020

Using Jitter to Avoid Over Plotting in Power BI

If you need to plot data that has one variable where values can be the same or very similar, for

January 8, 2020

Excel XLOOKUP Function

Oh, how I wish I’d had the fortune of the new Excel XLOOKUP function back in my accounting days. The

December 11, 2019

Excel Hash 2019 – Dynamic Playoffs Table

Excel Hash is an Excel competition dreamed up by fellow Excel MVP, Oz du Soleil. It’s based on the popular

December 3, 2019

Excel XOR Function

The Excel XOR function, or ‘exclusive OR’ as it’s known in the programming world, performs a test on an array,

November 28, 2019

Extract Start and End Dates with Power Query

A few weeks ago, Matt asked if we could extract start and end dates with Power Query. He has a

November 19, 2019

Excel Small Multiple Charts

Reduce clutter in busy line charts by plotting your data in small multiple charts, or panel charts as they’re sometimes

November 12, 2019

Overlay Line Chart Labels

Labeling charts is useful if the reader needs to know the exact value for each point. We can position labels

November 6, 2019

Excel Actual vs Target Chart

Often, you’ll find Actual vs Target charts based on categorical data in the form of a column chart, however they’re

October 30, 2019

Checking Values in Range Objects With VBA

One thing I often found frustrating with VBA is the lack of any easy way to see the values in

October 22, 2019

Extract Values Present in Two Lists

Comparing two lists is easily done with Power Query, but maybe you prefer to use a formula to extract values

October 15, 2019

Reducing Data Validation List

Creating a reducing Data Validation list is easy with the new dynamic array formulas. Let’s say we have a list

October 9, 2019

Excel DGET Function

Typically if you need to lookup a value from a table you'd employ VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH. However if your data

Extract Date and Time from DateTime Value

September 24, 2019

Extracting Date and Time from a DateTime Value

Dates and times are stored in Excel as decimals known as serial numbers. The date is represented by the whole

September 19, 2019

Excel Data Tables

Excel Data Tables are one of the What-if Analysis tools that we have available to aid our decision making. They

September 12, 2019

Excel CONCAT Function

The Excel CONCAT function, new in Excel 2019, replaces the legacy CONCATENATE function*. It’s a simple function that joins the

September 6, 2019

Easy PowerApps Customizations

Following on from my Introduction to PowerApps and Excel, this post looks at some customizations we can do to our

August 30, 2019

PowerApps and Excel – An Introduction

What are PowerApps? Microsoft describe PowerApps as a suite of apps, services, connectors and data platform that provides a rapid

August 22, 2019

Segmented Survey Data Chart

Charting survey data can be tricky, and when you want a segmented survey data chart it adds another layer of

August 14, 2019

Year on Year Charts

Year on year charts or data over time is one of the most common data visualisations you’ll see. However, the

August 8, 2019

Excel Bar Chart with Vertical Line

In this post I’m going to show you a way to create an Excel bar chart with a vertical line.

August 1, 2019

Working With Comments in VBA

To start with let's understand that I'm talking about the 'old' style comments like the one on the left. In

Find last occurrence of a string in another string

July 24, 2019

Find the Last Occurrence of a String In Another String

If we want to find whether or not a character or string occurs within another string we can use FIND

July 16, 2019

Excel PivotTable Field List Tips

The Excel PivotTable field list automatically appears in the task pane on the right-hand side of the Excel window when

July 9, 2019

Referencing the Next Row in Power Query

Unlike Excel, referencing the next row in Power Query, or even the previous row, is not as simple as we

July 2, 2019

Custom Data Types in VBA

If you are working with several variables that relate to one thing, for example you are working with employee data,

June 25, 2019

Excel Calendar Template Date Formulas Explained

There are many Excel Calendar templates available and if you look at them closely, you’ll see they have some mind-boggling