Questions tagged [microsoft-excel]
A spreadsheet application by Microsoft. Use this tag along with [vba] if your question involves programming Excel in VBA, and with [worksheet-function] if it involves an Excel formula or worksheet function. Also add the the specific version tag (e.g. [microsoft-excel-2019] or [microsoft-excel-365]) as features and functions may vary between them.
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Why does conditional formatting with equation show results on display but does not show results on print on Excel 365?
enter image description hereExample of a test workbook with conditional formatting. Using Formulas shows results on display but does not print.
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Multi-directional interval reset between event log
Sorry for this fuzzy question, it just came into my mind, I don't know whether there's a correct term for this kind of question.
Let say we have a table of timeline recording types of events:
Event ...
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How to disable "End Mode" in Excel?
In Excel, if you press End, it doesn't jump to the end of the current line. It activates End Mode, which is visible in the status bar.
How to make the End key select the last filled cell in the ...
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Is there a way make Excel by default show only macros in the active workbook?
In Excel, I can go to Developer->Macros to view all macros in open workbooks. I can then select to only show macros in the active workbook:
However, I often have multiple workbooks with lots of ...
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How do I change text color in Excel using a new conditional formatting rule of the form "Format all cells based on their values" without VBA?
I have a situation in Excel where I want to use conditional formatting to change the text color based on cells values so the lowest values become red, and they get progressively bluer as the values ...
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Microsoft Excel - Consolidate IDs and display data horizontally
I have a dataset that is not useful to me in its current format, and I lack the Excel knowledge to automate what I'd like to accomplish.
The current data set contains:
Column A: An ID number.
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Why does Excel replace using `*` (asterisk) wildcard unintuitively replace more text than expected?
I have a list of terms (Before). I replace all occurrences of |[*] Carbamidomethyl (C) with nothing, in order to remove them. This generates the column in After.
I observe that several occurrences ...
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Cells in excel table with no conditional formatting change format with cell value
Using Excel Online - a few select cells in tables are changing font size when the value of the number is 100 or higher. No conditional formatting set. Format painter will change them to the correct ...
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How to parse data within rows of data where some cells are multi-lined in Excel?
I need a formula that returns a value based on data like this:
Here's a graphical explanation of what I'm supposed to get out of the data:
If the data looked like this:
then it would be very easy, ...
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PivotCharts created with PowerPivot turn into "normal Charts" after Save & Reload
I created several PivotCharts using PowerPivot on a single table, just showing different fields/aggegations and using a shared data slicer. This worked fine during build-up. I now saved and reloaded ...
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How to find first unique word in dataset and then populate a list
I cannot figure out how to search through the list (in Column D), under Plan Name to find the unique name and then populate a list under B2 (where the result box is).
What is the best way to ...
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how to split multi-row cells in excel while shifting other cells to match?
I have an array of data like this:
As you can see, in rows 2 and 3 the cells are multilined.
I'm looking for an Excel formula that would turn the above into this:
splitting the multi-row cells into ...
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Excel: Return Column A if Condition X is met in Column B, C, or D
I have a list of items with attached attributes. Each has more than one attribute, and there are a lot of attributes, so each alike attribute does not have its own column. I would like to have a ...