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...]
Adding Comments
Adding comments to your worksheet allows you to share your thoughts with other users, or to serve as a reminder for yourself. Right click the cell where you want to insert the comment, and begin typing in the box that appears. Click off the cell and you'll see a little red triangle in the upper right hand corner of the cell where you just inserted a comment. This is a visual … [Read more...]
Using Charts in Excel
There are several different types of charts found in Excel. All of which are used to display information in a way that makes it easier to interpret data. Column charts are best suited to compare distinct object levels in a vertical format. Line charts compare trends over even time periods, but are not necessarily used to show totals. Pie charts show the relative size of … [Read more...]
Calculating the End Date After a Given Number of Work Days
Often times, a project manager will be given a project's start date and the number of days it should take to complete. Considering, however, that most people work Monday through Friday, you can't simply add a certain number of days to the starting day's date to come up with your ending date, because that wouldn't take into consideration weekends and holdiays. Using the … [Read more...]