Tami Hager

Please send in your

questions and problems in
MS-EXCEL and I’ll try to
answer them during this
session.
What is the easiest way to track the cells that create a formula?

1. F2 in the keyboard
2. Double click on the result cell
3. Track formulas
4. 1 and 2 are correct
 What is the easiest way to track the cells
that create a formula?

• Double click on the result cell

OR

• F2 in the keyboard
How can you format only the subtotal rows?

• Subtotal:
Data - subtotals

• Add the button select visible cells

Tools – customize – commands – edit
How do you Create an index column
(no data can come twice) ?

• Use Data - data validation – customize

=countif(A:A,A1)=1
How do you separate text from one cell into two cells?

1. Data - table
2. Data - text to columns
3. Alt + Enter
4. Tools - text to columns
How do you separate text from one cell into two cells?

• Select the cell you want and use

Data - text to columns
How do you concatenate two string (text)
cells?

• Use the & (Shift+7) key.

Protection

• Worksheet Protection
Tools - Protection - Protect sheet

• Workbook’s structure Protection

Tools - Protection - Protect workbook

• File Protection
Tools - Options - Security or
File - Save as - Tools – General options
What is a List in 2003 Excel version?

• An easy way to define a data base:

– Filter
– Sort
– Calculating basic functions
• Data - List
Vlookup – How do you use the function?
• Sort the table by the column in which you are
searching for the value

• Mark the “table array” starting from the column

according to which you have sorted the table

• Set the “table array” constant in the

function by using F4 in the keyboard

• Define the match type

– 0 (false) - exact
– 1 (true) - approximate
Can you define a picture as a macro trigger?

YES / NO ???
Macros

• Creating (Recording)
Tools – Macro – record new macro

• Editing
Tools – Macro – macro commands – step into

• Deleting
Tools – Macro – macro commands – Delete
Pivot Table / Chart Report

• Creating
Data – Pivot table and Pivot Chart Report

• Updating
Refresh button

• Adding Fields
Drag the field you want

• Creating a pivot chart out of a pivot table

Press F11 in the keyboard
Scenarios

• Give names to the cells before you create the

scenario

• Names:
Insert – name – define/create

• Scenarios:
Tools - Scenarios
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