by Tom Chandler | Jan 18, 2025 | Macros, Spreadsheets
It is January, the start of a new year. As such you may find you need to add 12 new worksheets, one for each month of the year, to your existing workbook. But this year you decide you are sick of doing monotonous, repetitive, mindless work of open the workbook, adding...
by Tom Chandler | Oct 4, 2024 | Macros, Spreadsheets
In Microsoft Word and Excel, if you want to create a macro, you will want to use the Developer tab. To learn how to add this useful tab to your ribbon, click the Get Started button below.
by Tom Chandler | Jun 29, 2022 | Spreadsheets
This week’s Excel VBA macro shows you how to program a cut and paste action. Three examples are shown in the image above: The first uses four statements to cut a range of cells, reposition the cursor, paste, and finally turn off the cut/copy mode. The second example...
by Tom Chandler | Jun 28, 2022 | Spreadsheets
Excel lets you apply multiple formatting features with either the mouse or the keyboard. Some keyboard shortcuts are intuitive, such as Ctrl B for Bold and Ctrl I for Italics. Some keyboard shortcuts are not intuitive. For example, Alt HFK decreases the font size. As...
by Tom Chandler | Feb 28, 2022 | Spreadsheets
Ever wonder “How do I create a simple and easy to use PivotTable?” PivotTables are tools you can use in a spreadsheet to quickly create interactive summary reports (tables) from raw data. Because they are interactive, PivotTables allow you to easily do...
by Tom Chandler | Feb 2, 2021 | Spreadsheets
If you sort a list of month names in Excel, will January or April be first? No fooling, April is the first month, alphabetically. So, if you are not careful, sorting a list of month names may not get you what you wanted. You can however follow these steps to ensure...
