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If you’ve ever wanted to create a reusable calendar that automatically updates each year with birthdays, holidays, and special events, then this tutorial is for you! In this guide, we’ll walk through how to use an Excel template to set up a dynamic events calendar—perfect for printing and gifting to family members each year. By…
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A spin button in Excel is a great way to create an interactive and dynamic scrolling range for reports, dashboards, or data analysis. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to insert a spin button, link it to a cell, and use it to scroll through data by days, weeks, months, quarters, and years. Let’s…
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If you’re managing projects and need a simple way to track progress, Excel’s Agile Gantt Chart template can be a great starting point. This built-in template provides a visual representation of tasks, milestones, and progress, making it easier to stay organized. Video Step-by-step Guide In this guide, we’ll walk through how to: Let’s dive in!…
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When working with messy data, we often turn to Excel, but with the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT, we now have new ways to tackle these challenges. In this post, we’ll compare Excel and ChatGPT side by side, using three common data tasks: We’ll see how each tool handles the job, the pros and…
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Managing your personal finances is easier when you have a structured budget in place. Fortunately, Excel provides built-in budget templates that can help you track your income, expenses, and savings without starting from scratch. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to find, use, and customize a simple annual budget template in Excel to fit…
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Creating an interactive Excel dashboard doesn’t have to be complicated. With just a few steps, we can transform raw data into a dynamic, easy-to-read report that updates automatically as new data comes in. In this guide, we’ll walk through the process of building an Excel dashboard using pivot tables, pivot charts, and a timeline filter.…
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If you’ve ever wondered how to track your loan payments and balances, you’re in the right place! In this post, we’ll walk through how to get, use, and customize a free loan amortization schedule template directly from within Microsoft Excel. Let’s dive in! Video Step 1: Downloading the Free Amortization Schedule Template Did you know…
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Are you ready to save hours of manual work each week? In this guide, we’ll explore how to automate your workflow in Excel using tools like Power Query, Pivot Tables, and Pivot Charts. Best of all, you don’t need to be a coding wizard to get started. By the end, you’ll know how to effortlessly…
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Today, we’re tackling an interesting challenge: How to add a fixed value to the first day of each month between a start and end date. We’ll explore three approaches, ranging from detailed to concise, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs. Video Step-by-step Tutorial The task is straightforward: We’ll walk through…
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When working with drop down lists in Excel, creating dependent drop downs that dynamically adapt based on a primary choice is both powerful and time-saving. This post walks through setting up rows of dependent drop downs and concludes with a method to notify users when a secondary choice becomes invalid. Let’s dive in! Video Step-by-step…
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