One of the most often used functions when creating an Excel model is consolidating data from different sources. Traditionally, there were 3 major functions for combining data from different tables or worksheets: VLOOKUP, SUMIFS and INDEX/MATCH. Now, Microsoft has introduced XLOOKUP. So what is the difference between these four lookup functions and which one should… Continue reading XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH? Big Lookup Functions Guide!
Category: Formulas and Functions
This category is basically about everything you type in an Excel cell, no matter if it is a function or a formula. Examples are XLOOKUP, lookup functions, etc.
How to Return the Font Color From Excel Cell
You have received an Excel file and somebody has highlighted text with a different font color? If you are talking about a few cells only – no problem. But what, if you file has hundreds of rows? How do you return the fore color from the text (or number) cells? Method 1: Do it manually… Continue reading How to Return the Font Color From Excel Cell
Formulas Not Calculating or Updating in Excel? Easy Fixes!
Your Excel results are obviously wrong? Maybe you’ve just changed something but the results are still the same, Excel is not updating the results? Here are four potential reasons and fixes if your Excel file is not calculating any longer.
How to Check if Cell Is Visible: Three Different Excel Formulas
In some – admittedly rare – cases you might want to check if a cell is visible in Excel. Visible means that neither the row or column is hidden nor the row or column is grouped and collapsed. In this article, you can find three method for this.
How to Return the Background Color Code From Excel Cell
Let’s assume the following situation: You have received an Excel file and someone has highlighted different cells. Now you want to read out the different background color codes in order to convert the file into a proper Excel data table. Unfortunately, there is no direct built-in way to solve this. So, let’s see how to… Continue reading How to Return the Background Color Code From Excel Cell
How to Convert Non-Adjacent Formula Cells to Values
In this article we take a look at how to remove formulas from cells and replace them by their calculated values. But even more: We explore, how to deal with filtered lists or if you only want to convert some selected Excel cells to values. Let’s get started!
How to bulk insert IFERROR to existing Excel formulas!
We have already explored the IFERROR function in Excel. IFERROR (and IFNA) provide great ways to catch errors in Excel formulas and functions. Now, let’s take it to the next level: Bulk insert IFERROR and IFNA to existing functions. That means, you have many functions already and just want to wrap IFERROR or IFNA around… Continue reading How to bulk insert IFERROR to existing Excel formulas!
How to Find and Select All (Partial) Strikethrough Cells in Excel!
This is a common scenario: You have sent an Excel file to a coworker and received the revised version back. Unfortunately, your colleague has only highlighted the changes using the strikethrough formatting. Even worse, in many cases only parts of cells are crossed out. But don’t worry – help is here! In this article you… Continue reading How to Find and Select All (Partial) Strikethrough Cells in Excel!
List of all Files and Folders: How to Easily Insert a Directory in Excel!
You probably don’t need this every day: But once a file you might want to have a list of all files within a folder or directory in Excel. The good thing: There are many methods available. If you Google it, you will find a lot of different methods to create a file list in Excel.… Continue reading List of all Files and Folders: How to Easily Insert a Directory in Excel!
Insert $-Signs to Different Existing Excel Formulas: Simple and Fast!
Insert $-signs into Excel formulas right when entering the formula is quite easy: Either type the dollar sign manually or press F4 on the keyboard to insert a dollar sign. But what about existing formulas – that are different? For example, how to insert $-signs into a large range of cells at once? With just… Continue reading Insert $-Signs to Different Existing Excel Formulas: Simple and Fast!