There could be a few reasons why Excel is showing the formula instead of the result. First of all, all formulas in Excel must start with the equal sign “=”. Make sure there is nothing before the equal sign. Especially if there is an apostrophe ( ‘ ) in front, in Excel (and also in … Continue Reading
What is the best way to remove empty rows in Excel? There is a couple of different ways to do it. One way involves using Visual Basic Applications (VBA) and the other way doesn’t. In this article, we will go through both methods on how to remove empty rows. Removing Empty Rows The first method we … Continue Reading
Data validation in Excel allows us to set parameters on what can be entered into a cell and we can also choose what happens when invalid data is entered. This is very useful in keeping the data tidy. We have more predictable data which can help with future analysis and calculation. As a quick example, … Continue Reading
To enable Macro/Visual Basic for Application (VBA) in Excel, there are two steps. Before we start, let’s talk about what Macro and VBA are about. Macro is a recording tool in Excel – we press a button to “start recording”, we then do a series of activities/processes and at the end we press a button … Continue Reading
How can we add a dropdown list in Excel? What if we want the dropdown list to change depending on another cell value? In this article, we will go through how to add a dropdown list in Excel. We will also look at how to have a dropdown list that users can overwrite. In addition … Continue Reading