The LET function is one of the most exciting formulas to be added to Excel in 2020. This formula allows a spreadsheet maker the ability to create names for calculations (within a cell). These names not only make your formulas …
Make a KPI Card like Power BI – In Excel!
In Power BI, one of the frequently used visuals is a key performance indicator, or KPI card. It allows to quickly hone in on key values for your dashboard. To avoid overwhelming users with incredibly high values, numbers are also …
Top N Results from Excel using Dynamic Arrays
Getting the Top N results from a list of data, such as a Top 10 list is a very common Excel request. While this was possible before dynamic arrays, it has been made much easier using dynamic arrays. In this …
DA-100 – The Certified Data Analyst Exam
On September 25, 2020, I wrote and passed the DA-100 exam to become a Microsoft Certified Data Associate. This exam measures skills that are required in order to be successful at modeling data in Power BI. Some of the questions …
Ranges in Office Script – They are different than VBA!
Most of the time that you are working in Excel, you will be working with ranges. And working with ranges in Office Script is very different than working with ranges in Visual Basic for Applications! Using a very simple macro, …
Recording an Office Script in Excel Online
The newest form of automation in Excel is Office Script; this uses the power of TypeScript and the web to automate spreadsheets! In this post, we’ll be recording an Office Script using the script recorder. This recorder provides an easy …
Cube Formulas – The Best Excel Formulas You’re Not Using
Cube formulas have been around in Excel for a long time. Not like VLOOKUP (which has been around since the beginning)… but they have existed since 2007. These formulas were initially designed to extract values from SSAS cubes. However; with …
VBA in 2020 – Where does it fit?
Since 1993, Visual Basic for Applications has been the first choice for Excel automation. As a programming language that was available for business users, millions of macros have been created in VBA. But, is VBA still relevant in 2020? Popularity …
#SPILL! error – What causes it to occur?
With the introduction of dynamic arrays comes a new type of error; the spill error. Other errors, such as #N/A, #NUM! and #REF! have existed in Excel for many years. In many cases, workarounds for these errors have been created …
Import Data into Excel – Multiple Methods
There are many different methods to import data into Excel! However; it is still commonplace to cut and paste data from the data source (normally another spreadsheet) into Excel. There are several different methods to import data into Excel. Use …