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Excel Essential Skills

Discover posts that cover the essential skills needed to confidently create Excel worksheets that are both professional in look and design.

Perfect if you are a Beginner, just starting out or if you are needing a refresher in Excel Basics.

How to Create a List of Dates in Excel – Autofill Days, Weeks, Months, Years
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How to Create a List of Dates in Excel – Autofill Days, Weeks, Months, Years

Managing dates efficiently in Excel can significantly boost your productivity. In this blog post, I’ll show you how to create a list…

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Excel – Why does the 0 (zero) disappear?

PROBLEM: why does the 0 (zero) disappear in Excel? How do I stop the 0 from disappearing? SOLUTION: learn how to stop zeros…

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How To Calculate GST Using Excel Formulas

One of the most frequent requests I receive is to explain how to calculate GST (Goods and Services Tax) using Excel formulas….

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Insert or delete, Hide or Show rows and columns in Excel

Learn how to insert, delete and hide rows or columns in Excel. Once the basic worksheet is completed and tested, it may…

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How to Copy Sheet in Excel to Another Workbook

Learn how to copy a worksheet in Excel effortlessly. Duplicating a worksheet is a handy way to replicate your work while retaining…

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Data Entry in Excel: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

Once you know how to enter data into an Excel worksheet, you will be setting up tables of data quickly. When you…

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10 Essential Techniques on How to Enter Data in Excel

Welcome to the exciting world of Excel, your go-to tool for handling data with ease and precision! Our guide, “How to Enter…

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Mastering the Top 10 Essential Areas of Proficiency in Excel

“What skills do I need to say I’m proficient in Excel confidently?” It’s a common question, and being unsure of the answer…

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6 Filter shortcuts in Excel to save you time

Filters within Microsoft Excel are like magic wands as they allow you to sift through vast amounts of data effortlessly. But what…

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5 Ways the Double-Click in Excel can help save time

Excel is famous for its impressive abilities, like handy shortcuts and user-friendly tricks. One of these gems is the Excel double-click feature…

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How to Copy Cell formats to other cells in Excel

Do you spend hours perfecting the format of a single cell in Excel, only to realise that you need the same formatting…

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How to Show Formula Bar in Excel (Formula Bar Missing)

Have you ever been working in Excel, and your Formula Bar goes missing?! It can be a pain when your Formula Bar…

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