Introduction: We use programming language to build applications that we use in our work and domestic lives. This is true for almost every computer application that we use. There are numerous languages out there, that are at the disposal of the programmers that use them for various purposes. The language that is used to add more functionality to MS Office, or is used as a … [Read more...]
7 Excel Formatting Tricks
Microsoft Excel, like any other Office product offers it's users simple and intuitive ways to format your data. Many of these formatting options are great for using once or twice, but what if you find yourself needing the same format dozens of times, or need a format that doesn't exist? The following Excel formatting tricks will help you work more efficiently. … [Read more...]
Create a User Defined Function
Excel allows you to create your own "User Defined Functions" (UDF) that can be used the same way as any other built-in function in Excel (i.e. IF, SUM, VLOOKUP, etc.). With a little knowledge of VBA code, you can create your own function to do pretty much whatever you want. To illustrate how to create a UDF, we'll create a function that calculates fuel consumption in miles … [Read more...]