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Pictures in Excel 3: Pictures with URLs

By Jeff Lenning | August 29, 2023 |

Retrieving and Displaying Online Pictures in Microsoft Excel Introduction Hello and welcome to the next post in our Pictures in Excel series, where we are exploring applications of inserting images into cells. In the previous videos, we focused on inserting pictures from our local devices into cells on the worksheet. Today, we will learn how…

Pictures in Excel 2: Pictures in Formulas

By Jeff Lenning | August 22, 2023 |

Using Pictures as Cell Values in Excel Formulas Overview Welcome to the second post in the Pictures in Excel series! In this tutorial, we will learn how to insert pictures as cell values in Microsoft Excel and utilize these pictures in formulas. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to store images…

Pictures in Excel 1: Pictures in Cells

By Jeff Lenning | August 15, 2023 |

Inserting Pictures into Cells in Microsoft Excel: A Step-by-Step Guide Overview Hello and welcome to the first post in the Pictures in Excel series! In this first post, we will explore a new feature in Microsoft Excel that allows you to insert pictures directly into cells. This feature provides a range of benefits, and we…

Get QuickBooks Exports into Excel with Power Query

By Jeff Lenning | August 8, 2023 |

Welcome to this tutorial on how to pull QuickBooks exports into Excel with Power Query. In this tutorial, we will run a QuickBooks report, download it to an Excel format, and then use Power Query to clean it up and get the data into an Excel table. We will use Power Query to import this…

Compare Two Columns with Microsoft Excel Power Query

By Jeff Lenning | July 25, 2023 |

If you’re looking to compare two columns in Excel with Power Query, you’ve come to the right place. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Power Query to compare two lists to find which items appear on both and which items appear on only one list. Plus, you’ll learn how to match on multiple…

Excel How To Freeze Rows

By Jeff Lenning | June 6, 2023 |

When you scroll down an Excel worksheet, you may lose the ability to see the column labels. Not the Excel column labels like A and B … but the column headers of your data like ID and Amount. This can be annoying because depending on the data, you may lose track of which data is…

Excel How To Remove Duplicates (3 Easy Ways)

By Jeff Lenning | May 30, 2023 |

This post demonstrates how to remove duplicates from your Microsoft Excel worksheets. As with just about anything in Excel, there are multiple ways. I’ll show you 3 of the easiest and fastest ways to do it, specifically: the Remove Duplicates command, the UNIQUE function, and Power Query. Video Narrative We’ll just walk through each of…

Random Sort in Excel

By Excel University | May 23, 2023 |

Despite the many ways you can shuffle rows, columns, and cells, there’s no built-in option to random sort in Excel. That can be useful for randomly assigning tasks or responsibilities, selecting samples, and much more. Instead, you can write a formula that allows you to randomly sort any data you select. Video How to Random…

Create a Simple Dot Plot in Excel

By Excel University | May 16, 2023 |

Dot plots contain a series of dots, with each dot representing a single data point. They’re straightforward, easy-to-read charts that help you see trends and find any potential outliers in your samples. Creating a dot plot in Excel can be done in only a few steps which makes them a popular choice for displaying data!…

How to Write Formulas in Excel

By Jeff Lenning | May 9, 2023 |

Are you looking to learn how to write Excel formulas? Formulas are the backbone of Excel and allow you to perform calculations, manipulate data, and automate repetitive tasks. This post will guide you through the basics of writing Excel formulas and provide examples to help you get started. Video Narrative Welcome to a tutorial on…