Category: Excel

Simple Worksheets Commands

Posted on by DevPaulC
As seen in the previous section "What is a worksheet" once we have a brand new worksheet, we can do some commands in regards to that worksheet. To access a list of the quick commands, right click on the name of the worksheet. List of worksheet commands How to insert a new Worksheet and more The Insert action is used to insert a new worksheet. Similar with the + sign, if you press Insert, you get the option to insert a black worksheet. While the + sign immediately inserts a new worksheet (the most common thing to do), with...read more

How to Calculate BMI in Excel

Posted on by DevPaulC
The BMI calculation formula is =weight(kg)/height(m)^2. In this example, we'll apply this formula in Excel. The formula works for the metric measurements. If you have your measurements for height and weight in imperial units, you'll first have to convert them to metric. Step 1: Calculate BMI in Excel in the metric system. The weight is listed in cell A2, the height is listed in cell B2 and the BMI is calculated in cell C2. The calculation here is =A2/(B2*B2). Make sure you isolate the (B2*B2) to ensure the order of operations. Another way to write the formula would be...read more

Cells and Ranges

Posted on by DevPaulC
Cell In Excel, one grid box is called a cell. A cell is named as the intersection of the column and row. In the example below, the Cell is named C4 because it is at the intersection of row 4 and column C. You can see the name of the cell that you currently have selected in the name field (highlighted in yellow) Range A Range is a collection of two or more cells. If you select a cell and then with the left mouse button pressed, drag the mouse down and right, you would select a range of...read more

How to open Excel Files downloaded from the Internet

Posted on by DevPaulC
You may have reached here because you purchased and Excel template from one of our Online Stores on Etsy, TeachersPayTeachers or Gumroad. Or maybe you downloaded a file from somewhere else and you want to open it. First of all, make sure you trust the source. We scan all our files with the latest anti-virus programs. It is also good, as an additional precaution to have your own antivirus and to scan any file that you may have received. The warnings below are usually showing when opening Excel files with macros. Here are some of the warnings you may...read more

The excel ribbon

Posted on by DevPaulC
When first introduced, the ribbon was not liked by many experienced Excel users. Personally I hated the ribbon. Now, I can't even imagine how Excel looked before the ribbon. If you don't know, or don't remember, this used to be instead of the ribbon. How does it look to you now? Compared with the current ribbon Much better, right? The ribbon is not just one ribbon. It is actually 10 ribbons that change depending on the tab selected. Each tab has it's own set of commands. The Home tab has worksheet related commands, the Insert tab has commands related...read more

What is an Excel Pivot Table

Posted on by DevPaulC
Pivot tables are Excel's most powerful feature. A pivot table lets you summarize detailed data automatically. In this tutorial you will learn what is an Excel Pivot table and how to create an Excel pivot table to summarize a simple dataset. Case Study A grocery store wants to keep track of daily sales of the main fruits thei are selling: Apples and Oranges. They start with a blank Excel sheet and each day add two lines. One for the sales of Apples and one for the sales of Oranges. Towards the end of the month, the store manager wants...read more

Multi-row and Multi-column Pivot Table

Posted on by DevPaulC
In the previous tutorials for Pivot Tables we looked at the simple Pivot tables with one row and one column, then we added a category to the data-set to create a multi-row pivot table. In this tutorial we will use one of the existing columns in our data set, the column "Date" to build on the pivot table we created in the previous step and add columns. Note: If you are a Google Sheets user, Pivot Tables in Google Sheets work very similar. Initial Data Set and Pivot Table This is a simple Pivot Table with one Value for...read more

Convert kg to lbs

Posted on by DevPaulC
If you’re looking to convert kilograms (kg) to pounds (lbs) in Excel, this guide will show you two easy methods. Whether you're creating a simple conversion tool for everyday use or incorporating conversions into your spreadsheet calculations, you’ll learn how to do it efficiently using both direct calculations and Excel’s built-in functions. Method 1: Direct Calculation in Excel The conversion factors you'll need are:- 1 kg = 2.20462 lbs (pounds)- 1 lb (pound) = 0.45359 kg These are the values to use in our calculation. In our example, we will open a spreadsheet and create two sets of headers....read more

Today’s date and time in Excel

Posted on by DevPaulC
Use Excel to calculate today's date and today's date and time with the functions TODAY() and NOW() plus variations and keyboard shortcuts. These guides work for Google Sheets as well. Today's Date To simply add today's date, use the function TODAY() with no arguments Add or subtract integer numbers to the TODAY() function to get tomorrow's date or yesterday's date add a 7 and you get next week's date and so on Today's Date and Time To calculate today's Date and Time, use the function NOW(). This will add the current time to the cell. same as with TODAY()'s...read more

How to use a slicer in Excel

Posted on by DevPaulC
Slicers in Excel are filters that help slice the data in a modern and dynamic way. Before slicers, filters were the only way to "slice" a pivot table data. The slicers were a step forward to a dashboard and a first step to Power BI. If you are a Google Sheets user, you can use slicers there too. See here how to use slicers in Google Sheets. How to filter a pivot table without slicers Before slicers, filters were the only way to filter the data. The problem with using filters is that the filters are independent. The data...read more