You can split a worksheet area into vertical and/or horizontal panes so that you can click inside any one pane and scroll to locate information in that pane while the other panes remain in place. Drag a split box (the small box at the top of the vertical scroll bar, or at the right end of the horizontal scroll bar) in the direction you want the split to appear. To remove the … [Read more...]
Sequential Text or Values Using Fill Handle
If you need to fill cells with sequential text such as months of the year, days of the week, or text plus a number such as Quarter 1, Quarter 2,…, use the fill handle to quickly create labels for the cells simply by typing the first item in the series. For example, you would type January in your first cell, then hover the mouse over the bottom right hand corner until it … [Read more...]
Change Text Case to lower, UPPER, or Title Case
Do you want to have a list of information in all CAPITAL LETTERS, all lower case, or All In A Title Format? This would be an extremely tedious task if, say you have 100+ lines that need to be updated. With these macros, you can select the cells you wish to update and change their case in a flash! Note: These macros won't change the output of a cell with a formula in … [Read more...]
Set Excel Zoom Level
OK, so your co-worker or boss has one of those enormous monitors, and you're stuck working on this little tiny laptop screen. Every time they open a file, they change the zoom setting to 50%, because heaven forbid they look at things any other way. Then, they go ahead and save the file at a 50% zoom. The next time you open the file, you're squinting to try to see the little … [Read more...]
Cell References in Formulas
When you enter a cell reference into the formula bar, you can press the F4 button to make the reference either absolute, mixed, or relative. This helps your formula work as expected when you copy the formula to another location. Absolute references look like this: $A$1, where the dollar signs ($) indicate that when copying a formula to another cell, Excel should not change … [Read more...]