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Linking Data in MS Excel
What if all your data could be linked across from one sheet to another? You would stop needing multiple copies of the same data. You’d also minimize the risk of incorrect data due to forgetting to update the information across…
6 Best Practices for Efficient Data Modeling in Power BI
Why do over 62,000 businesses worldwide choose Power BI for analytics? The visuals are simply the best on the market. However, Power BI can be complex and difficult to use, especially for newcomers to the software. This is especially true…
Master The FIND Function In 5 Minutes
The FIND Function in Excel is useful for locating specific text within a cell. It tells you where the text starts. For example, FIND can tell you where the word “apple” begins in the sentence “I like apple pie.” For…
How To Use The COUNT Function
The COUNT Function in Excel is useful for quickly counting the number of cells in a range that contain numbers. It simplifies data analysis by providing a fast way to quantify numeric data in your spreadsheets. For more on Excel…
AVERAGE Function Excel – Quick Guide!
The AVERAGE function in Excel calculates the mean value of a group of numbers, balancing out the extremes. It’s like finding the middle ground in a set of data points. For more on Excel check out our Microsoft Excel courses!…
Clean Data With The TRIM Function In Excel
The TRIM Function in Excel is useful for removing extra spaces from text. It’s especially handy when cleaning data imported from other sources, ensuring consistency and accuracy in your Excel work. For more on Excel check out our Microsoft Excel…
Excel Tips: The SUM Function
The SUM Function in Excel is useful for: quickly adding up numbers in a range of cells. It’s a basic yet powerful tool that can handle everything from simple additions to complex calculations involving multiple data types. For more on…
Decomposition Tree Visuals – Quick Guide!
Power BI has a wide range of visuals, both built-in and ones you can download. Many users stick to the tried and tested visuals in their Power BI dashboards, even when they are sub-optimal. Finding the right visual can make…
How To Use A Checkbox In Excel
Checkboxes are one of the clearest visual indicators of all time. You can insert multiple checkboxes, to make your spreadsheets more interactive. An Excel form control tick box is easier in some instances, to use than ActiveX controls. The reason…
Inserting A Check Mark (Tick ✓) Symbol in Excel
Have you ever prepared a checklist in Excel? Checklists give you the feeling of having accomplishing a task. Their utility comes from the check marks that you can put against different items within them. Note: A check mark is also…
The Ultimate Guide To Excel Drop Down Lists
What if the key to collaborating in Excel was a different way of making tables? We have all used tables in Excel, but what if you are looking to make this table into a list for others to use? You…
How & When To Create A Data Model [5 Simple Steps]
Excel data models are made to help users integrate data from multiple tables. It is of great use to professional Excel users as it saves tons of effort and time that otherwise goes into collating data manually. All that you…