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Finding Information with the Index Formula in Excel
About Excel's INDEX Function Sometimes useful functions like VLOOKUP just don't apply when the information you need is more about where in your table the information is than what the information is. The INDEX function returns the value of an element that is specified by position (row and column) in…
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How to Create an Excel Funnel Chart
If you work in sales, marketing or any department that uses/receives reports from Business Intelligence software, you're probably familiar with the Sales Funnel Chart. If you are looking to create a funnel chart of your own, you might find that it's a bit of a trick. Excel gives you the…
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Create Outstanding Pie Charts in Excel
Once you have gone to the effort of collecting, organizing and processing your data, you probably want to show it off! Tables do a nice job of presenting raw information, but a chart can bring your data to life. Charts create visual impact that conveys not only the data itself,…
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Create a PivotTable Calculated Item in Excel
Excel's PivotTable feature allows you to organize information in such a way that you can answer many questions about your data that would otherwise require lots of formulas, functions and "IF" statements. To get even more answers out of your data, PivotTables offer Calculated Fields and Calculated Items. Calculated Fields…
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How to Improve Emotional Intelligence
If you want to know how to improve your skill at shooting hoops or playing the guitar, you practice. If you want to learn more about how to use Microsoft® Excel®, you take a class and complete examples that help you with your tasks. Can you improve your social, interpersonal…
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What’s Your Emotional Intelligence?
Have you run across someone recently who is not familiar with the term “Emotional Intelligence,” sometimes referred to as EQ? It’s a term heard more frequently in business environments. Yet, do you know your EQ score? If you are the curious type, there are many ways – online and off…
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Developing Emotional Intelligence
As a business leader, you are constantly looking for ways to improve yourself. You take courses and read the top business publications to increase your knowledge. You stay abreast of technological advancements in your industry and look for ways to improve your communication and presentation skills. However, what if someone…
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Learn How to Find Duplicates in Excel and Either Use or Remove Them
It's a common scenario: Data is combined from multiple sources, records are entered by multiple users or you simply have multiple transactions with the same information. The end result is that you need to find and manipulate duplicates. Excel gives you several ways to do this, depending on your data…
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How to Unlock Specific Cells in Excel
When using a shared document you may only want to allow specific cells to be changed. Here are some steps to help you keep certain cells unlocked while the rest of the document is protected. Step 1: Select the cell(s) you would like to leave unlocked. Step 2: Go to…
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Using the Excel Pivot Table Grouping by Month to View Data Differently
PivotTables have some useful "hidden" features that can make interpreting your data even easier. One such feature allows you to view data by date groupings (such as month, quarter, even week and hour of day). By grouping within the PivotTable itself, you avoid constantly changing your source data and creating…
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