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Filling a Range of Cells with Values

2012-05-12T01:04:00-08:00

When writing a macro, you may want to fill a range of cells with different values. The easiest way to do this is to use arrays to fill the cells, as described in this tip.

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Using the TRUNC Worksheet Function

2012-05-12T01:03:00-08:00

Want to chop off everything after a certain point in a number? The TRUNC function can help with this need.

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Setting Vertical Alignment

2012-05-12T01:02:00-08:00

Excel allows you to adjust not only the horizontal alignment of values in a cell, but also the vertical alignment. This tip shows how.

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Comparing Strings

2012-05-12T01:01:00-08:00

As your macro is processing information, there will doubtless be times that it will need to compare information in strings. Here's a couple of handy ideas on how that can be best done.

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Help Wanted: Looking Backward through a Data Table

2012-05-12T01:00:00-08:00

I have a large data table in Excel. Each row has a vehicle number, date (the table is sorted by this column), beginning mileage, and ending mileage. I would like to search backwards through the list to find the ending mileage for the same vehicle number to use as the beginning mileage in the current row. Similar to VLOOKUP but looking bottom to top rather that top to bottom. Is there a way to do this type of lookup?

-Kirk Mays

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Setting the Width for Row Labels

2012-05-05T01:04:00-08:00

Excel displays, by default, a row label or heading at the left side of each row on the screen. As you scroll down the screen, the width of this heading increases to accommodate the number of digits it needs to display. This can cause some interesting side effects, as discussed in this tip.

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Turning Off Track Changes without Unsharing

2012-05-05T01:03:00-08:00

The Track Changes tool in Excel can be helpful, but it can also be aggravating because it doesn't allow you to use it on a shared workbook. This tip examines the precise interaction between Track Changes and workbook sharing.

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Taking a Picture

2012-05-05T01:02:00-08:00

Excel allows you to capture portions of your worksheet as a picture that you can then use in a variety of other ways. Here's how to take the snapshot.

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Retrieving Worksheet Names

2012-05-05T01:01:00-08:00

Want to grab the names of all the worksheets in a workbook? Here's how you can stuff all those names into the cells of a worksheet.

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