ExcelTips Daily Nuggets http://excel.tips.net/ ExcelTips Daily Nuggets from Tips.Net ExcelTips 127 31 http://excel.tips.net http://excel.tips.net/images/ETrss.jpg en-us allen@sharonparq.com 2009-11-20T05:30:01-08:00 daily 2 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Converting to Octal http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002316_Converting_to_Octal.html One of the numbering systems often used by programmers and electrical engineers is base 8, or octal. Excel allows you to convert decimal values to and from octal, using the functions highlighted in this tip.

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]]> 002316@excel.tips.net 2009-11-20T05:30:01-08:00 Filtering Columns for Unique Values http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002754_Filtering_Columns_for_Unique_Values.html If you have a worksheet column containing lots and lots of data, you may want to extract the unique data it contains. Using the advanced filtering capabilities of Excel, this task is much easier than you’d think.

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]]> 002754@excel.tips.net 2009-11-19T05:30:02-08:00 Printing Multiple Worksheets on a Single Page http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T003243_Printing_Multiple_Worksheets_on_a_Single_Page.html Do you want to “condense” how Excel prints a workbook so less paper is used? This tip describes a couple of things you can do to get the desired results.

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]]> 003243@excel.tips.net 2009-11-15T05:30:02-08:00 Changing the Default Font http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002667_Changing_the_Default_Font.html Using the Options menu to change the default font in Excel.

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]]> 002667@excel.tips.net 2009-11-14T05:30:02-08:00 Creating a Drawing Object http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002197_Creating_a_Drawing_Object.html Excel worksheets can contain graphics as well as data. When you add drawing objects, they are placed on a special drawing layer that allows them to be manipulated without interfering with the regular worksheet data. This tip explains how to create a drawing object using the Drawing toolbar.

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]]> 002197@excel.tips.net 2009-11-13T05:30:02-08:00 Determining a Value of a Cell http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002320_Determining_a_Value_of_a_Cell.html Much of Excel’s worksheet data is maintained by internal numbers, regardless of what is displayed on the screen. You can uncover the underlying numbers by using the N worksheet function, described in this tip.

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]]> 002320@excel.tips.net 2009-11-12T05:30:01-08:00 Understanding Macros http://excel.tips.net/Pages/T002256_Understanding_Macros.html As you can tell from reading various ExcelTips, macros are used for a wide variety of purposes that expand what you can do with Excel. But exactly what are macros and why should you be concerned with them? This tip provides a high-level introduction to what they are and why you really should care.

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