Hiding columns
Overview The hide column instruction allows a user to hide a column within a particular Excel worksheet. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file. It has...
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Overview The hide columns selectively instruction allows a user to hide columns from within a Excel worksheet based on the data contained in a row or in various rows across each of the selected...
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Overview The hide row instruction allows a user to hide a row within a particular Excel worksheet. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file. It has...
View ArticleHiding rows selectively
Overview The hide rows selectively instruction allows a user to hide rows from within a Excel worksheet based on the data contained in a column or in various columns across each of the selected rows....
View ArticleHiding a worksheet
Overview The hide worksheet instruction allows a user to delete a particular worksheet from within a Excel file. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file....
View ArticleImporting from Access into Excel
Overview The import from Access instruction allows a user to import data into an Excel worksheet from an Access database Table. The instruction allows for the field names (‘column headings’) of the...
View ArticleInserting columns
Overview The insert column instruction allows a user to insert columns before a particular column within a particular Excel worksheet. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and...
View ArticleInserting rows
Overview The insert row instruction allows a user to insert rows before a particular row within a particular Excel worksheet. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and...
View ArticleComparing lists
Overview The match list instruction allows a user to compare one cell range with another cell range. In a sense, this instruction is quite similar to the compare range instruction. However, the match...
View ArticleRenaming a worksheet
Overview The rename worksheet instruction allows a user to rename a particular worksheet within an Excel workbook. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel...
View ArticleRunning a macro
Overview The run macro instruction allows a user to run a macro within an Excel workbook. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file. It has already been...
View ArticleUnhiding columns
Overview The unhide column instruction allows a user to unhide a column within a particular Excel worksheet. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file. It...
View ArticleUnmerging cells
Overview The unmerge cells instruction allows a user to unmerge cells that have previously been merged within an Excel workbook. The instruction can be configured to unmerge cells within a specified...
View ArticleUpdating cells with formulas
Overview The update cell formula instruction allows a user to update a range of cells with a particular formula. Only one formula can be configured into the instruction. However, the instruction, when...
View ArticleValidating cells in a worksheet
Overview The validate cells in workbook instruction allows a user to check a cell range against a condition or multiple conditions. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and...
View ArticleValidating an Excel workbook
Overview The validate Excel workbook instruction allows a user to check a whole Excel workbook for errors returned by the formulas in the workbook. For the purposes of this article we are going to use...
View ArticleHow to automate a ‘mapping’ procedure
Overview Commonly, there are situations where cell values which belong to a particular category must be matched or ‘mapped’ to cell values of a corresponding category. An example of such a situation...
View ArticleSorting data
Overview The sort instruction allows a user to sort the data within a particular Excel worksheet. For the purposes of this article we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file. It has already...
View ArticleHow to aggregate data
Overview One of the most common uses of a pivot table in Excel is to aggregate data, for example calculating total sales for each person in a list: Aggregating data in your process in SolveXia can be...
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