Get the most out of Excel 2013 with this exceptional advice from Mr. Spreadsheet himself!
Excel 2013 is excellent, but there's lots to learn to truly excel at Excel! In this latest addition to his popular Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf series, John Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet," shares new and exciting ways to accomplish and master all of your spreadsheet tasks. From taming the Ribbon bar to testing and tables, creating custom functions, and overcoming "impossible" charts, mixing nesting limits, and more, 101 Excel 2013 Tips, Tricks, & Timesavers will save you time and help you avoid common spreadsheet stumbling blocks.
- Reveals ways to maximize the power of Excel to create robust applications
- Draws on John Walkenbach's years of experience using Excel and writing more than 50 books
- Shares tips and tricks for dealing with function arguments, creating add-ins, using UserForms, working with dynamic chart data, and changing data entry orientation
- Provides shortcuts and helpful techniques for sorting more than three columns, entering fake data for testing purposes, and setting up powerful pivot tables
101 Excel 2013 Tips, Tricks, & Timesavers is packed with information that you need to know in order to confidently and seamlessly master the challenges that come with using Excel!
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 What You Should Know 1
What You Should Have 1
Conventions in This Book 2
Formula listings 2
Key names 2
The Ribbon 2
Functions, procedures, and named ranges 3
Mouse conventions 3
What the icons mean 3
How This Book Is Organized 4
How to Use This Book 4
About the Power Utility Pak Offer 4
Part I: Workbooks and Files
Tip 1: Changing the Look of Excel 7
Tip 2: Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar 10
Tip 3: Customizing the Ribbon 14
Tip 4: Understanding Protected View 17
Tip 5: Understanding AutoRecover 20
Tip 6: Using a Workbook in a Browser 22
Tip 7: Saving to a Read-Only Format 24
Tip 8: Generating a List of Filenames 27
Tip 9: Generating a List of Sheet Names 29
Tip 10: Using Document Themes 32
Tip 11: Understanding Excel Compatibility Issues 37
Tip 12: Where to Change Printer Settings 39
Part II: Formatting
Tip 13: Working with Merged Cells 43
Tip 14: Indenting Cell Contents 48
Tip 15: Using Named Styles 50
Tip 16: Creating Custom Number Formats 54
Tip 17: Using Custom Number Formats to Scale Values 58
Tip 18: Creating a Bulleted List 60
Tip 19: Shading Alternate Rows Using Conditional Formatting 62
Tip 20: Formatting Individual Characters in a Cell 65
Tip 21: Using the Format Painter 66
Tip 22: Inserting a Watermark 68
Tip 23: Showing Text and a Value in a Cell 70
Tip 24: Avoiding Font Substitution for Small Point Sizes 72
Tip 25: Updating Old Fonts 75
Part III: Formulas
Tip 26: Resizing the Formula Bar 81
Tip 27: Monitoring Formula Cells from Any Location 83
Tip 28: Learning Some AutoSum Tricks 85
Tip 29: Knowing When to Use Absolute and Mixed References 87
Tip 30: Avoiding Error Displays in Formulas 90
Tip 31: Creating Worksheet-Level Names 92
Tip 32: Using Named Constants 94
Tip 33: Sending Personalized E-Mail from Excel 96
Tip 34: Looking Up an Exact Value 99
Tip 35: Performing a Two-Way Lookup 101
Tip 36: Performing a Two-Column Lookup 103
Tip 37: Calculating Holidays 105
Tip 38: Calculating a Person’s Age 108
Tip 39: Working with Pre-1900 Dates 110
Tip 40: Displaying a Live Calendar in a Range 114
Tip 41: Returning the Last Nonblank Cell in a Column or Row 116
Tip 42: Various Methods of Rounding Numbers 118
Tip 43: Converting Between Measurement Systems 121
Tip 44: Counting Nonduplicated Entries in a Range 123
Tip 45: Using the AGGREGATE Function 125
Tip 46: Making an Exact Copy of a Range of Formulas 128
Tip 47: Using the Background Error-Checking Features 130
Tip 48: Using the Inquire Add-In 132
Tip 49: Hiding and Locking Your Formulas 135
Tip 50: Using the INDIRECT Function 138
Tip 51: Formula Editing in Dialog Boxes 141
Tip 52: Converting a Vertical Range to a Table 142
Part IV: Working with Data
Tip 53: Selecting Cells Efficiently 147
Tip 54: Automatically Filling a Range with a Series 151
Tip 55: Fixing Trailing Minus Signs 154
Tip 56: Restricting Cursor Movement to Input Cells 155
Tip 57: Transforming Data with and Without Using Formulas 157
Tip 58: Creating a Drop-Down List in a Cell 160
Tip 59: Comparing Two Ranges by Using Conditional Formatting 162
Tip 60: Finding Duplicates by Using Conditional Formatting 165
Tip 61: Working with Credit Card Numbers 168
Tip 62: Identifying Excess Spaces 170
Tip 63: Transposing a Range 173
Tip 64: Using Flash Fill to Extract Data 176
Tip 65: Using Flash Fill to Combine Data 179
Tip 66: Inserting Stock Information 181
Tip 67: Getting Data from a Web Page 184
Tip 68: Importing a Text File into a Worksheet Range 188
Tip 69: Using the Quick Analysis Feature 190
Tip 70: Filling the Gaps in a Report 192
Tip 71: Performing Inexact Searches 194
Tip 72: Proofing Your Data with Audio 196
Tip 73: Getting Data from a PDF File 198
Part V: Tables and Pivot Tables
Tip 74: Understanding Tables 205
Tip 75: Using Formulas with a Table 208
Tip 76: Numbering Table Rows Automatically 212
Tip 77: Identifying Data Appropriate for a Pivot Table 214
Tip 78: Using a Pivot Table Instead of Formulas 218
Tip 79: Controlling References to Cells Within a Pivot Table 222
Tip 80: Creating a Quick Frequency Tabulation 224
Tip 81: Grouping Items by Date in a Pivot Table 227
Tip 82: Creating Pivot Tables with Multiple Groupings 230
Tip 83: Using Pivot Table Slicers and Timelines 232
Part VI: Charts and Graphics
Tip 84: Understanding Recommended Charts 239
Tip 85: Customizing Charts 241
Tip 86: Making Charts the Same Size 243
Tip 87: Creating a Chart Template 245
Tip 88: Creating a Combination Chart 247
Tip 89: Handling Missing Data in a Chart 250
Tip 90: Using High-Low Lines in a Chart 252
Tip 91: Using Multi-Level Category Labels 253
Tip 92: Linking Chart Text to Cells 255
Tip 93: Freezing a Chart 257
Tip 94: Creating a Chart Directly in a Range 260
Tip 95: Creating Minimalistic Charts 264
Tip 96: Applying Chart Data Labels from a Range 268
Tip 97: Grouping Charts and Other Objects 270
Tip 98: Taking Pictures of Ranges 273
Tip 99: Changing the Look of Cell Comments 276
Tip 100: Enhancing Images 279
Tip 101: Saving Shapes, Charts, and Ranges as Images 281
Index 283
About the Author :
John Walkenbach, arguably the foremost authority on Excel, has written 50+ books, including the bestselling Excel Bible, Excel Formulas, and Excel Power Programming with VBA, as well as more than 300 articles for publications such as PC World, InfoWorld, and Windows. He created the award-winning Power Utility Pak, and provides Excel information and insight at www.spreadsheetpage.com.
