F1 Get the Most out of Excel! the Ultimate Excel Tip Help Guide: Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003

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Providing Excel users with a tutorial and help tool, this book offers simple answers and solutions for any problem or question. Contained in this tool is a complete collection of tips, tricks, and shortcuts, including some that have never been seen before. These include limiting the movement in an unprotected cell and reducing the workbook size for quick sending via email. How the suggestions can be implemented in only a few easy steps is explained in detail. All of the most recent versions of the software including Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003 are covered. Users will also find a list of related tips as well as blank lines where they can add their own notes, turning the book into a personalized manual for maximizing their Excel abilities.

Table of contents :
Team DDU……Page 1
Table of Contents……Page 14
Part 1 – What’s New in Excel 2002 & 2003?……Page 31
Tip 1: What’s New in Excel 2003?……Page 32
Tip 2: What’s New in Excel 2002/2003: Menu, Cell Shortcut Menu and Keyboard Shortcuts……Page 35
Tip 3: Let Excel Read Text for You……Page 39
Part 2 – Working Inside……Page 40
Tip 4: Moving to the Last (or First) Cell in a Range……Page 41
Tip 5: Selecting Cells in Horizontal or Vertical Ranges……Page 42
Tip 6: Quickly Selecting a Range of Cells……Page 43
Tip 7: Selecting a Range of Non-Adjacent Cells……Page 44
Tip 8: Selecting the Current Region/List……Page 45
Tip 9: Moving the Cell Pointer Around a Selected Range……Page 46
Tip 10: Selecting Special Cells……Page 47
Tip 11: Selecting a Column(s) or Row(s) Using Keyboard Shortcuts……Page 48
Tip 12: Selecting Cells from Any Cell to the Last Cell in the Sheet’s Used Range……Page 49
Tip 13: Moving Between Unprotected Cells in a Protected Sheet……Page 50
Tip 14: Selecting All Sheet Cells……Page 51
Tip 15: Quickly Selecting a Range in the Workbook……Page 52
Tip 16: Selecting a Sheet in the Workbook……Page 53
Tip 17: Selecting a Sheet from a Sorted Sheets List……Page 54
Tip 18: Moving Between Open Workbooks……Page 55
Tip 19: Adding a Custom Keyboard Shortcut……Page 56
Tip 20: Copying, Cutting and Pasting (Moving)……Page 59
Tip 21: Fast Copying & Pasting in Adjacent Cells……Page 60
Tip 22: Fast Copying & Pasting Right or Down in a List……Page 61
Tip 23: Copying & Pasting Cell Content to Thousands of Cells……Page 62
Tip 24: Pasting Multiple Copied Ranges Using the Clipboard……Page 63
Tip 25: Inserting a Copied Cell(s) Without Overwriting Existing Data……Page 64
Tip 26: Expanded Paste Icon Features in Excel 2002 & Excel 2003……Page 65
Tip 27: Copying & Pasting Cell Content Along with Formatting……Page 66
Tip 28: Copying Cell Content Across Sheets……Page 67
Tip 29: Copying/Moving a Cell(s) Between Sheets/Workbooks……Page 68
Tip 30: Preventing Moving to the Next Cell After Typing……Page 69
Tip 31: Quickly Entering Text into Cells from a List of Previous Entries or a Validation List……Page 70
Tip 32: Preventing Duplicates While Entering Data……Page 71
Tip 33: Validating Number Entries……Page 72
Tip 34: Validating Text Entries……Page 73
Tip 35: Quickly Entering a Long Company or Person Name……Page 74
Tip 36: Transposing Cells……Page 75
Tip 37: Finding/Finding & Replacing in a Single Sheet or in All Sheets……Page 76
Tip 38: Displaying the Format Cells Dialog Box……Page 78
Tip 39: Copying Formatting……Page 79
Tip 40: Changing the Standard Font……Page 80
Tip 41: Hiding the Display of Zero Values……Page 81
Tip 42: Merging and Centering with a Toggle Button in Excel 2002/2003……Page 82
Tip 43: Changing the Indentation in a Cell……Page 83
Tip 44: Automatically Wrapping Text in a Cell……Page 84
Tip 45: Manually Wrapping Text in a Cell……Page 85
Tip 46: Adding a Shortcut for Wrapping Text……Page 86
Tip 47: Preventing Text from Spilling Over……Page 87
Tip 48: Dividing a First Left Heading Title……Page 88
Tip 49: Changing the Cell Formatting from Date to Number……Page 89
Tip 50: Coloring Numbers Based on Specific Criteria Using Conditional Formatting……Page 90
Tip 51: Changing a Numeric Heading to Text……Page 91
Tip 52: “Tearing Off” Palettes from Toolbars……Page 92
Tip 53: Coloring Numbers Based on Specific Criteria……Page 93
Tip 54: Coloring One Record in Each Group in a Range……Page 94
Tip 55: Coloring Even Numbered Rows in a List……Page 95
Tip 56: Inserting Special Symbols into Custom Formats……Page 96
Tip 57: Automating the Insertion of the Euro Symbol……Page 98
Tip 58: Symbols Used to Create Custom Formatting……Page 99
Tip 59: Formatting a Negative Number with Parentheses……Page 101
Tip 60: Replacing Zeros with Dashes in Number Formatting……Page 102
Tip 61: Rounding Numbers to Thousands……Page 103
Tip 62: Using the Round Function to Round Numbers to Thousands……Page 104
Tip 63: Rounding Numbers to Thousands with Hundreds as a Decimal……Page 105
Tip 64: Rounding Numbers to Millions……Page 106
Tip 65: Rounding Numbers to Millions with Thousands as a Decimal……Page 107
Tip 66: Changing the Default Style……Page 108
Tip 67: Creating and Saving Custom Styles……Page 109
Tip 68: Copying Styles from One Workbook to Another……Page 110
Tip 69: Displaying Figures in Financial Reports Rounded to Thousands……Page 111
Part 3 – Excel Environment……Page 112
Tip 70: Cell Function Returns Sheet Name, Workbook Name and Path……Page 113
Tip 71: Checking Cell Information at a Distance……Page 114
Tip 72: Adding Data, Charts, or Other Information to a Cell Comment……Page 115
Tip 73: Using a Picture to Watch Cell Values in Other Sheets……Page 116
Tip 74: Using the Validation Input Message as a Cell Comment……Page 117
Tip 75: Linking a Cell to a Text Box……Page 118
Tip 76: Removing the Smart Tag Indicator……Page 119
Tip 77: Changing the Name of the Cell Comment’s Author……Page 120
Tip 78: Changing the Default Cell Comment Format……Page 121
Tip 79: Changing the Cell Comment Shape……Page 122
Tip 80: Copying a Cell Comment……Page 123
Tip 81: Deleting All Cell Comments in a Sheet……Page 124
Tip 82: Printing Cell Comments……Page 125
Tip 83: Viewing All Data in a Sheet……Page 126
Tip 84: Increasing/Decreasing the Screen Magnification Percentage……Page 128
Tip 85: Making a Cell the First Cell in the Active Window……Page 129
Tip 86: Hiding/Unhiding a Row(s) or Column(s)……Page 131
Tip 87: Protecting Data by Hiding a Row(s) and Column(s)……Page 132
Tip 88: Allowing Multiple Users to Edit Specified Ranges……Page 134
Tip 89: Coloring Gridlines……Page 135
Tip 90: Hiding Gridlines on the Screen and When Printing……Page 136
Tip 91: Reducing the Used Area in a Sheet……Page 137
Tip 92: Using Task Panes……Page 138
Tip 93: Showing All Items When Choosing from a Menu……Page 139
Tip 94: Customizing an Icon……Page 140
Tip 95: Icons Disappearing from the Toolbar……Page 141
Tip 96: Removing Icons Performing Two Different Tasks……Page 142
Tip 97: Using the Empty Space in the Menu Bar by Adding Useful Icons……Page 143
Tip 98: Adding and Saving a New Customized Toolbar……Page 144
Tip 99: Backing Up Customized Changes to Toolbars and Menus……Page 146
Tip 100: Changing the Default Number of Sheets in a New Workbook……Page 147
Tip 101: Changing the Font Size of the Sheet Name……Page 148
Tip 102: Coloring Sheet Tabs……Page 149
Tip 103: Copying or Moving a Sheet……Page 150
Tip 104: Sorting Sheets in Ascending Order……Page 152
Tip 105: Grouping/Ungrouping Sheets……Page 153
Tip 106: Inserting a New Sheet from a Template Sheet……Page 154
Tip 107: Protecting the Sheet or the Cells in the Sheet……Page 155
Tip 108: Adding the Properties Icon to the Standard Toolbar……Page 156
Tip 109: Limiting the Movement in a Protected Sheet……Page 157
Tip 110: Limiting the Movement in an Unprotected Sheet……Page 158
Tip 111: Preventing Hidden Sheets from Appearing……Page 159
Tip 112: Opening/Closing a Workbook(s)……Page 161
Tip 113: Changing the Number of Files Shown in the Recently Used File List……Page 162
Tip 114: Changing the Default Auto-Save File Location……Page 163
Tip 115: Auto-Recovering/Auto-Saving a Workbook……Page 164
Tip 116: Recovering Data from a Corrupted Workbook That Cannot Be Opened……Page 165
Tip 117: Displaying the Workbook’s Path in the Address Box……Page 167
Tip 118: Adding the Path of a Saved Workbook to the Title Bar……Page 168
Tip 119: Removing Personal Information from a Workbook……Page 170
Tip 120: Protecting a Workbook……Page 171
Tip 121: Adding Passwords to Prevent Unauthorized Opening of a Workbook……Page 172
Tip 122: Protecting Workbooks with a Digital Signature……Page 173
Tip 123: Forgotten Your Password?……Page 174
Tip 124: Saving a Customized Workbook as a Template……Page 175
Tip 125: Opening a Template File Automatically When Starting Microsoft Excel……Page 176
Tip 126: Opening Workbooks from a List of Hyperlinks……Page 177
Tip 127: Opening a Copy of an Existing Workbook……Page 178
Tip 128: Using a Workspace to Open a Number of Workbooks at Once……Page 179
Part 4 – Text, Dates, Times……Page 180
Tip 129: Combining Text from Different Cells……Page 181
Tip 130: Combining Text and Formatted Values……Page 183
Tip 131: Applying Formatting Only to Cells Containing Text……Page 184
Tip 132: Extracting Characters from Text Using Text Formulas……Page 185
Tip 133: Extracting Characters from Text Without Using Formulas……Page 186
Tip 134: Separating First and Last Names Using Formulas……Page 187
Tip 135: Separating First and Last Names Without Using Formulas……Page 188
Tip 136: Converting Text to Its Proper Case……Page 189
Tip 137: Converting Text to Uppercase……Page 190
Tip 138: Converting Uppercase Letters to Lowercase……Page 191
Tip 139: Problem: The Characters Are in Reverse Order……Page 192
Tip 140: Problem: Unnecessary Empty Characters in Cells……Page 193
Tip 141: Problem: Values Not Formatting as Numbers……Page 194
Tip 142: Problem: The Minus Sign Appears to the Right of the Number……Page 196
Tip 143: Problem: Date Formatting Cannot Be Changed……Page 197
Tip 144: Getting Continuously Refreshed Data from a Web Site in Excel 97……Page 198
Tip 145: Getting Continuously Refreshed Data from a Web Site in Excel 2000……Page 200
Tip 146: Getting Continuously Refreshed Data from a Web Site in Excel 2002 & 2003……Page 202
Tip 147: Entering the Current Date into a Cell……Page 205
Tip 148: Changing the Default Date Separator from a Slash to a Dot When Entering a Date into a Cell……Page 206
Tip 149: Customizing Date Formatting……Page 207
Tip 150: Quickly Typing Dates into Cells……Page 208
Tip 151: Filling a Range with a Series of Dates……Page 209
Tip 152: Calculating Differences Between Dates……Page 211
Tip 153: Calculating the Week Number……Page 212
Tip 154: Calculating the Quarter Number……Page 213
Tip 155: Calculating the Date at the End of a Month……Page 214
Tip 156: Adding a Custom Function That Returns the Quarter Number……Page 215
Tip 157: Validating Date Entries……Page 216
Tip 158: Displaying the Serial Number Behind the Date……Page 217
Tip 159: Combining Text and a Formatted Date……Page 218
Tip 160: Entering the Current Time into a Cell……Page 219
Tip 161: Displaying the Serial Number Behind the Time……Page 220
Tip 162: Totaling Time Values……Page 221
Tip 163: Calculating the Difference Between Hours……Page 222
Tip 164: Calculating Time Differences Between Regions of the World……Page 223
Tip 165: Rounding Hours Up……Page 224
Tip 166: Converting Time to Decimal Values……Page 225
Tip 167: Converting a Number to a Time Value……Page 226
Part 5 – Summing & Counting……Page 227
Tip 168: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Without Using Formulas……Page 228
Tip 169: Multiplying a Range by -1 in One Operation……Page 229
Tip 170: Performing a Quick Calculation in the Formula Bar……Page 230
Tip 171: Seeing Calculation Results Immediately……Page 231
Tip 172: Additional Functions in AutoSum……Page 232
Tip 173: Fast Summation……Page 233
Tip 174: Inserting Subtotals Quickly……Page 236
Tip 175: Extending the Range of the SUM Formula……Page 237
Tip 176: Summing Values at the Intersection of Two Ranges……Page 238
Tip 177: Summing Values from Cells in Different Sheets……Page 239
Tip 178: Summing Stock Lists……Page 240
Tip 179: Summing Rounded Numbers……Page 241
Tip 180: The SUMIF Formula – Using Comparison Operators (< >) as Criteria……Page 244
Tip 181: Totaling Two Ranges Using the SUMIF Formula……Page 245
Tip 182: Summing Using Text Characters as Criteria……Page 246
Tip 183: COUNT Formulas……Page 247
Tip 184: Counting the Number of Cells Containing Text in a Range……Page 248
Tip 185: Counting Based on Multiple Criteria……Page 249
Tip 186: The Euro Currency Tools Add-In……Page 251
Part 6 – Formulas……Page 252
Tip 187: Range Name Syntax……Page 253
Tip 188: Defining a Range Name……Page 254
Tip 189: Deleting a Range Name……Page 255
Tip 190: Automatically Defining Names for Ranges in Lists……Page 256
Tip 191: Using a Range Name in a Formula……Page 257
Tip 192: Saving a Frequently Used Formula/Numeric Value in the Define Name Dialog Box……Page 258
Tip 193: Automatically Updating a Range Name Reference……Page 260
Tip 194: Inserting/Editing Formulas……Page 261
Tip 195: Entering Formulas More Quickly by Shortening Sheet Names……Page 263
Tip 196: Nesting Formulas……Page 264
Tip 197: Changing an Absolute Reference to a Relative Reference or Vice Versa……Page 265
Tip 198: Copying a Formula from a Cell While Keeping the Absolute Reference or Relative Reference……Page 266
Tip 199: Copying Formulas from a Range of Cells Without Changing the Absolute or Relative References……Page 267
Tip 200: Copying Formulas and Pasting Them in a Transposed Direction Without Changing the Relative References……Page 268
Tip 201: Array Formulas – the Technical Side……Page 270
Tip 202: Create a Custom Function……Page 271
Tip 203: Pasting Values……Page 273
Tip 204: Displaying Formula Syntax……Page 275
Tip 205: Displaying Formulas and Values of the Same Cells……Page 276
Tip 206: Selecting Cells That Contain Formulas……Page 277
Tip 207: Formatting Cells Containing Formulas……Page 278
Tip 208: Protecting Cells Containing Formulas in a Protected Sheet……Page 279
Tip 209: Protecting Cells Containing Formulas in an Unprotected Sheet……Page 281
Tip 210: Adding a Comment to a Formula……Page 282
Tip 211: Printing Formula Syntax……Page 283
Tip 212: Stepping into a Formula……Page 284
Tip 213: Moving Between Precedent and Dependent Cells……Page 285
Tip 214: Circular References……Page 289
Tip 215: Iteration……Page 290
Tip 216: Avoiding Error Displays when Formulas Return Result Calculations……Page 291
Tip 217: Selecting/Formatting Cells Containing Errors……Page 292
Tip 218: Tracing Errors in Formula Results……Page 293
Tip 219: Quickly Creating Links Between Ranges……Page 294
Tip 220: Unintentionally Creating Links Between Workbooks……Page 295
Tip 221: Canceling the Update Links Message While Opening a Linked Workbook……Page 296
Tip 222: Breaking Links Between Workbooks……Page 297
Tip 223: Changing the Source Link……Page 298
Tip 224: Finding and Deleting Unwanted and Orphaned Links……Page 299
Tip 225: Vlookup Formula – Organizing the Data Table……Page 300
Tip 226: Vlookup Formula – Eliminating Errors……Page 301
Tip 227: Index Formula vs Vlookup Formula……Page 302
Tip 228: Adding a Combo Box……Page 304
Tip 229:The Power Combination……Page 306
Part 7 – Printing & Mailing……Page 312
Tip 230: Adding the Page Setup Icon to the Excel Menu Bar……Page 313
Tip 231: Copying the Page Setup to Other Sheets……Page 314
Tip 232: Removing All Page Breaks from the Sheet……Page 315
Tip 233: Inserting a Watermark Behind the Text……Page 316
Tip 234: Printing a Page Number in Portrait While the Page Is in Landscape Layout……Page 317
Tip 235: Hiding Data Before Printing……Page 320
Tip 236: Preventing the Printing of Objects……Page 321
Tip 237: Printing Non-Continuous Areas……Page 322
Tip 238: Adding Continuous Page Numbers While Printing……Page 324
Tip 239: Preventing a Printed Area from Extending onto an Extra Page……Page 325
Tip 240: Hiding Errors in Cells Before Printing……Page 326
Tip 241: Adding a Picture to a Header/Footer……Page 327
Tip 242: Adding Information to Header/Footer Sheets in a Workbook……Page 329
Tip 243: Adding the Full Path of the Saved File to the Header/Footer……Page 330
Tip 244: Adding the Path Address to the Header/Footer……Page 331
Tip 245: Saving Defined Page Setups for Future Printing……Page 332
Tip 246: Adding the Custom Views Icon to the Excel Menu Bar……Page 333
Tip 247: Quickly Printing a Page from the Workbook Using a Custom View……Page 334
Tip 248: Printing an Already Saved Report Using Report Manager……Page 335
Tip 249: Creating a Custom Report Manager……Page 338
Tip 250: Reducing the Workbook Size for Quick Sending via E-Mail……Page 340
Tip 251: E-mailing an Excel Workbook, Sheet, Data or Chart……Page 341
Part 8 – Lists, Analyzing Data……Page 342
Tip 252: Creating List Objects……Page 343
Tip 253: Sorting Rules & List Structure……Page 344
Tip 254: How Excel Sorts Lists……Page 345
Tip 255: Sorting by Columns……Page 346
Tip 256: Sorting by Custom Lists……Page 347
Tip 257: Deleting Empty Rows……Page 349
Tip 258: Drawing Lines Between Sorted Groups……Page 350
Tip 259: Coloring Rows Based on Text Criteria……Page 351
Tip 260: Applying Colors to Maximum/Minimum Values in a List……Page 352
Tip 261: Quick Filtering Using the AutoFilter Icon……Page 353
Tip 262: Sort Ascending/Descending While Using AutoFilter……Page 354
Tip 263: Summing the Visible Filtered List……Page 355
Tip 264: Coloring and Filtering Lists According to Criteria……Page 357
Tip 265: Filtering by More Than Two Criteria……Page 358
Tip 266: Filtering by the Date Field……Page 359
Tip 267: Saving Filtering Criteria……Page 360
Tip 268: Printing a Filtered List……Page 361
Tip 269: Filtering a Range into a List of Unique Records……Page 362
Tip 270: Filtering a List into Unique Records Using the COUNTIF Formula……Page 363
Tip 271: Adding the Subtotals Icon to the Menu Bar……Page 364
Tip 272: Quickly Removing Subtotals……Page 365
Tip 273: Hiding Subtotal Level Buttons……Page 366
Tip 274: Adding Subtotals to a Date Field……Page 367
Tip 275: Adding Additional Functions to Subtotals……Page 368
Tip 276: Adding Subtotals to Primary and Secondary Fields……Page 369
Tip 277: Printing Each Subtotal Group on a Separate Page……Page 370
Tip 278: Deleting the Word “Total” from the Subtotal Rows……Page 371
Tip 279: Copying the Subtotals Summary……Page 372
Tip 280: Applying Styles to Subtotal Rows……Page 373
Tip 281: Applying Colors to Subtotal Rows……Page 374
Tip 282: Coloring Two Subtotal Levels in Different Colors……Page 376
Tip 283: Adding the Auto Outline, Clear Outline, and Show Outline Symbols Icons to the Toolbar……Page 378
Tip 284: Hiding Outline Symbols……Page 379
Tip 285: Adding Groups and Outlines Manually……Page 380
Tip 286: Copying or Applying Color to Groups and Outlines……Page 381
Tip 287: Consolidating Lists……Page 382
Tip 288: Using Different Functions to Consolidate Lists……Page 384
Tip 289: Consolidating Lists While Adding Links to the Source Data……Page 385
Tip 290: Coloring and/or Copying Subtotals from Consolidated Lists Containing Links……Page 386
Tip 291: Summing Stock Lists……Page 387
Tip 292: Summing Sales Quantities and Amounts for Several Lists, or Presenting the Figures Side-by-Side……Page 389
Tip 293: Summing Monthly Trial Balance Figures……Page 391
Tip 294: Comparing Lists……Page 393
Tip 295: Comparing Lists Using the COUNTIF Formula……Page 395
Tip 296: Rules for Organizing the Source Data in Excel Sheets……Page 396
Tip 297: PivotTable Report Terminology……Page 397
Tip 298: Creating a PivotTable Report……Page 398
Tip 299: Setting the Number of Fields Displayed in the Page Layout……Page 402
Tip 300: Automatically Refreshing a PivotTable Report……Page 403
Tip 301: Adding/Deleting Subtotals……Page 404
Tip 302: Hiding Items……Page 405
Tip 303: Displaying the Top/Bottom Number of Items……Page 406
Tip 304: Formatting a PivotTable Report……Page 407
Tip 305: Inserting a Chart……Page 408
Tip 306: Printing a PivotTable Report……Page 409
Tip 307: Adding Sub-Details to an Item……Page 410
Tip 308: Getting Drill-Down Details……Page 411
Tip 309: Grouping Text Fields……Page 412
Tip 310: Adding a Calculated Field……Page 413
Tip 311: Grouping the Date Field by Number of Days……Page 415
Tip 312: Grouping the Date Field by Days, Months, Quarters, and Years……Page 418
Tip 313: Grouping the Date Field by Week Number……Page 420
Tip 314: Grouping the Date Field by Quarters in a Fiscal Reporting Year……Page 421
Tip 315: Adding a Calculated Percentage Field……Page 422
Tip 316: Adding a Data Field That Calculates the Difference Between Two Data Fields……Page 424
Tip 317: Adding a Data Field That Calculates Percentages from One Item of the Row Field……Page 426
Tip 318: Adding a Data Field That Calculates Percentage Difference from the Previous Item……Page 427
Tip 319: Adding a Data Field That Calculates the Difference from the Previous Item……Page 428
Tip 320: Adding a Running Balance Calculation Column……Page 430
Tip 321: Retrieving Data from a PivotTable Report……Page 432
Tip 322: Adding Additional PivotTable Reports Using the Same Data Source……Page 434
Index……Page 435

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