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Table of Contents for Excel Category List
1. File
1.1 Import & Export
- 1.1.1 Import text, csv, xml, file or worksheet/workbook
- 1.1.2 Export graphics, ranges, worksheets, and others
1.2 Print
- 1.2.1 Print areas, selections, pages, sheets, and workbooks
- 1.2.2 Special Print (print ignoring blank, print in reverse order, print titles, etc.)
1.3 Views
- 1.3.1 View Settings (default view settings, freeze panes, Excel windows, zoom, etc.)
- 1.3.2 Show / Hide (Excel window elements, zeros, etc.)
1.4 Excel Options
Editing options, save & recover options, trust center, and so on.
1.5 Excel Templates
Create, edit, and apply templates in Excel.
1.6 File Format Converter
Convert between Excel workbooks and PDF / CSV / HTML / TXT files, and convert between XLSX files and XLS files.
1.7 Open, save, or close workbooks
1.8 Page Setup
Set header and footer, page numbers, page breaks, watermark, and others in Excel workbooks.
1.9 Other Tips
2. Edit
2.1 Change Cell Content
- 2.1.1 Add characters, prefix/suffix, space, zeros, etc.
- 2.1.2 Change case, reverse text orders, or others
2.2 Combine
- 2.2.1 Combine cells
- 2.2.2 Combine rows, columns, sheets, workbooks, or tables
2.3 Convert
2.4 Copy & Paste
2.5 Clear & Delete
- 2.5.1 Clear content and formatting of cells or objects
- 2.5.2 Delete cells, rows, or columns
- 2.5.3 Delete characters, spaces or others
2.6 Extract Data
- 2.6.1 Extract numbers, text, or dates from cells
- 2.6.2 Extract data from range, objects, or others
2.7 Fill Cell Content
- 2.7.1 AutoFill or fill cells
- 2.7.2 Insert date/time or sequence numbers
- 2.7.3 Insert random data or workbook information
2.8 Find
- 2.8.1 Find blank cells or find by values / formatting / position
- 2.8.2 Search scope and others
2.9 Hide or Unhide
- 2.9.1 Hide or unhide rows, columns, or sheets
- 2.9.2 Hide or unhide formulas, cell contents, or others
2.10 Select
2.11 Replace
- 2.11.1 Replace characters, errors, or formatting
- 2.11.2 Replace scope and others
2.12 Go to Cells, Rows, Sheet, etc.
2.13 Move Characters, Cells, Rows, Columns, or Sheets
2.14 Rename Sheets, Workbooks, etc.
2.15 Split Cells, Columns, or Ranges
Split cells by delimiters or width, split names, split text and numbers, split to rows, and split columns/range, etc.
2.16 Other Tips
3. Insert
3.1 Chart
3.2 Illustrations
- 3.2.1 Insert Pictures
- 3.2.2 Insert Textbox
- 3.2.3 Insert Shapes and others
3.3 Links
- 3.3.1 Create, remove, and open hyperlinks
- 3.3.2 Create, break, find links and others
3.4 PivotTable and PivotChart
- 3.4.1 Data source and fields of PivotTable
- 3.4.2 Sort, filter, group, and format PivotTable
- 3.4.3 Refresh PivotTable and others
- 3.4.4 PivotChart
3.5 Insert Rows and columns
3.6 Insert Bullets and numbering
3.7 Insert List of values
Custom list, list of combinations or permutations, list of dates or weekdays, list of sheets or files or folders, list of unique values, etc.
3.8 Insert Sheets and workbooks
3.9 Other Tips
4. Format
4.1 Format Cells
- 4.1.1 Format cell alignment and border
- 4.1.2 Format font and fill color for cells
- 4.1.3 Format number cells and others
4.2 Conditional formatting
4.3 Auto format, row height/column width, save format style, and others
5. Data
5.1 Data Validation
- 5.1.1 Drop-down list
- 5.1.2 Typing restriction
- 5.1.3 Other data validations
5.2 Filter
- 5.2.1 Auto filter & number/date/text filter
- 5.2.2 Filter by criteria & clear filter
- 5.2.3 Other filter
5.3 Sort
- 5.3.1 Auto sort & advanced sort
- 5.3.2 Sort numbers, dates, or sheets
- 5.3.3 Sort randomly/horizontally or reverse sort
- 5.3.4 Sort by list/formatting or others
5.4 Check characters, value, file, etc.
5.5 Compare cells, columns, or sheets
5.6 Group or ungroup data
5.7 Other tips
6. Review & Security
6.1 Protect cells
- 6.1.1 Protect cells, formulas, or cell formatting
- 6.1.2 Protect cells by criteria or others
6.2 Protect sheets
Automatically protect worksheets, protect multiple worksheets in bulk, edit protected worksheets, and prevent operations in protected worksheets, etc.
6.3 Protect workbooks
Protect multiple workbooks, protect workbook templates, and share workbooks.
6.4 Comments
Insert or delete comments, edit comment contents, export comments, format comments, show or hide comments, convert between comments and cell contents, and others.
6.5 Spelling check track changes, and others
7. Calculation & Formulas
7.1 Look for a value
- 7.1.1 Vlookup
  Vlookup and return multiple or special values, Vlookup by max/min value or special criteria, vlookup in special order or special range, vlookup with case sensitive, and so on.
- 7.1.2 Find closest value, find most common value, find value by position, and others
7.2 Date & Time
7.3 Math Functions
- 7.3.1 SUM
  Sum with criteria, sum across sheets, sum excluding cells, sum until meeting condition, sum visible cells only, and sum calculations.
- 7.3.2 ROUND
  Round up, round down, round even, round odd, round date/time, etc.
- 7.3.3 ABS, SQTR, SUMIF, and SUMPRODUCT
7.4 Statistic Functions
- 7.4.1 AVERAGE
  Calculate average by date or criteria, average ignoring zeros or special values, weight average, and other average calculations.
- 7.4.2 COUNT
  Count cells with criteria, count characters or works in cells or ranges, count days between two dates, count duplicate, unique values, or other special cells, count ignoring cells, count sheets or workbooks, and other counting calculations.
- 7.4.3 MAX & MIN
  Find max or min value with criteria, find max or min value in a group, find max or min excluding special values (says 0), find the nth highest or smallest values, etc.
- 7.4.4 RANK
  Calculate rank percentile, rank with criteria, rank across worksheets, rank ignore special values (says 0), etc.
- 7.4.5 MEDIAN, PERCENTILE, QUARTILE, etc.
7.5 User Defined Functions
- 7.5.1 Edit Cells
  Apply user defined functions to change cell content, combine cells/rows/columns, convert, delete or clear cell content, extract content, fill cell content, split cell content, and so on.
- 7.5.2 Calculation
  Apply user defined functions to statistic, do math calculations, look for values, date/time calculations, and so on.
- 7.5.3 Inserting, formatting, data, etc.
7.6 Formula Examples
This section lists articles that use formulas to solve problems in Excel. The articles and Excel functions applied in the corresponding articles are separated and displayed in two columns.
7.7 Formula Applications
Do addition, subtraction, multiplication, division with formulas, calculate percentages, calculate interest/payment/tax/price, etc.
7.8 Calculation Options
Hide, highlight formula errors, or replace formula errors with 0, blank, or certain text; ignore blank or zero, show or hide formula, show or hide trace arrows, update formulas, and so on.
7.9 Other Formula Tips
Change, lock cell references in formulas, copy formulas, replace formulas with their calculation result, named ranges, and other formula tips.
8. Developer
8.1 Controls
- 8.1.1 Buttons
  Create, change, and format command buttons in Excel, etc.
- 8.1.2 Check Box, combo box, and list box
  Create, format, link check boxes, combo boxes, and list boxes.
- 8.1.3 Option button and other controls
8.2 Macros & VBA
- 8.2.1 File
  Apply VBA code to set Excel options, import/export worksheets, workbooks, graphics, csv/text/pdf files, save/close/open workbooks, configure page setup, print, view, etc.
- 8.2.2 Insert
  Apply VBA code to insert illustrations, links, lists, PivotTable/PivotChart, rows/columns, and other objects in Excel easily.
- 8.2.3 Edit
  Apply VBA code to change cell content, combine cells/ranges/sheets, convert numbers/file format, copy/paste, delete or clear content and formatting, fill cell content, find and replace, go to cell, range, or sheets, etc.
- 8.2.4 Format
  Apply VBA code to configure conditional formatting, format cells, and so on.
- 8.2.5 Data
  Check data with VBA code, or apply VBA code to set data validation, filter, sort, etc.
- 8.2.6 Review & Security
  Apply VBA code to add, change, format comments, protect cells/sheets/workbooks, and so on.
- 8.2.7 Calculation
  Use VBA code to configure calculation options, do math calculations (including sum, count, average, round, rank, etc.), and others.
- 8.2.8 Developer
  Apply VBA code to insert, format, or delete controls, macros, and others.
- 8.2.9 Mailings and others
  Apply VBA code to send emails, set signatures, add attachments, and other operations in Excel as well.
8.3 Other Developer Tips
9. Shortcut Keys
Many users prefer to shortcut keys to help themselves work more effectively in Excel. This section collects articles which use frequently used shortcuts, function keys, etc. to solve problems in Excel. For example, press Ctrl + ; keys to insert the current date, press Shift + Enter keys to jump to the last cell of current selection, and so on.
10. Google Sheets
As an online spreadsheets of Google apps, Google Sheets is an easy-to-use application to help users work online and collaborate with others no matter you are working in your office, home, or somewhere else. This section lists some tutorials about how to use the Google Sheets, such as adding prefix to multiple cells in Google sheets, changing cases in Google sheets, and so on.
11. Other Excel Tips
This section lists articles about mailings skills in Excel, and articles that cannot be grouped to above categories/sections.
The End

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Tips and Tricks for Excel

Table of Contents for Excel Category List

1. File

1.1 Import & Export

1.2 Print

1.3 Views

1.4 Excel Options

1.5 Excel Templates

1.6 File Format Converter

1.7 Open, save, or close workbooks

1.8 Page Setup

1.9 Other Tips

2. Edit

2.1 Change Cell Content

2.2 Combine

2.3 Convert

2.4 Copy & Paste

2.5 Clear & Delete

2.6 Extract Data

2.7 Fill Cell Content

2.8 Find

2.9 Hide or Unhide

2.10 Select

2.11 Replace

2.12 Go to Cells, Rows, Sheet, etc.

2.13 Move Characters, Cells, Rows, Columns, or Sheets

2.14 Rename Sheets, Workbooks, etc.

2.15 Split Cells, Columns, or Ranges

2.16 Other Tips

3. Insert

3.1 Chart

3.2 Illustrations

3.3 Links

3.4 PivotTable and PivotChart

3.5 Insert Rows and columns

3.6 Insert Bullets and numbering

3.7 Insert List of values

3.8 Insert Sheets and workbooks

3.9 Other Tips

4. Format

4.1 Format Cells

4.2 Conditional formatting

4.3 Auto format, row height/column width, save format style, and others

5. Data

5.1 Data Validation

5.2 Filter

5.3 Sort

5.4 Check characters, value, file, etc.

5.5 Compare cells, columns, or sheets

5.6 Group or ungroup data

5.7 Other tips

6. Review & Security

6.1 Protect cells

6.2 Protect sheets

6.3 Protect workbooks

6.4 Comments

6.5 Spelling check track changes, and others

7. Calculation & Formulas

7.1 Look for a value

7.2 Date & Time

7.3 Math Functions

7.4 Statistic Functions

7.5 User Defined Functions

7.6 Formula Examples

7.7 Formula Applications

7.8 Calculation Options

7.9 Other Formula Tips

8. Developer

8.1 Controls

8.2 Macros & VBA

8.3 Other Developer Tips

9. Shortcut Keys

10. Google Sheets

11. Other Excel Tips

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