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Calculating Critical Path using Excel Formulas [Project Management]

Published on Oct 3, 2023 in Learn Excel, Project Management
Calculating Critical Path using Excel Formulas [Project Management]

Do you know that we can easily calculate the critical path for a project using Excel formulas?

For a long time, it has been tricky to calculate the Critical Path using Excel formulas. But thanks to the arrival of new Dynamic Array functionality in Excel, we can now calculate critical path. In this article let me describe the approach with an example.

Put on your hardhats, this one is going to blow your minds.

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How to make a pivot table when you have data in multiple sheets [Tutorial]

Published on Sep 26, 2023 in Learn Excel, Pivot Tables & Charts, Power Query
How to make a pivot table when you have data in multiple sheets [Tutorial]

Recently I had to create a Pivot report from monthly data. But there is a twist. The data is spread across multiple sheets, one for each month. Let me explain how I built the pivot for that scenario.

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Python is in Excel! – Here is a complete getting started guide for you

Published on Sep 5, 2023 in Learn Excel, Python
Python is in Excel! – Here is a complete getting started guide for you

Python ? is in Excel now! Learn how to use Python in Excel with Sample data, 10 Code Examples and tips with this complete guide.

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Top 10 Accounting KPIs and How to Calculate them in Excel?

Published on Aug 8, 2023 in Financial Modeling, Learn Excel
Top 10 Accounting KPIs and How to Calculate them in Excel?

We can calculate any Finance & Accounting KPI values using Excel easily. In this article, I  am sharing the top 10 accounting KPI calculations. These are… Topics ? Net Profit Margin Net Profit Margin = Net Profit / Sales Positive profit margin indicates business is profitable while negative indicates the business is in loss. ? […]

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Speed up your Excel Formulas [10 Practical Tips]

Published on Apr 14, 2023 in Excel Howtos, Learn Excel
Speed up your Excel Formulas [10 Practical Tips]

Excel formulas acting slow? Today lets talk about optimizing & speeding up Excel formulas. Use these tips & ideas to super-charge your sluggish workbook. Use the best practices & formula guidelines described in this post to optimize your complex worksheet models & make them faster.

1. Use tables to hold the data
2. Use named ranges & named formulas
3. Use Dynamic Array formulas
4. Sort your data
5. Use manual calculation mode

… and more. Read on to learn these top 10 tips & ideas to improve performance of your excel formulas.

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A clever technique to simplify your long, nested IF formulas

Published on Apr 11, 2023 in Formula Forensics, Learn Excel
A clever technique to simplify your long, nested IF formulas

Recently I used an elegant and smart technique to simplify lengthy nested IF formulas and made them 80% shorter. In this article, let me explain the process and share the results.

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Create a beautiful, elegant & interactive to-do list with Excel (FREE Template + Tutorial)

Published on Mar 28, 2023 in Learn Excel, Templates
Create a beautiful, elegant & interactive to-do list with Excel (FREE Template + Tutorial)

Create a beautiful & fully interactive todo list with Excel using this tutorial (or download the free todo list template). Impress everyone.

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Send Email from Excel with Office Scripts & Power Automate

Published on Mar 21, 2023 in Automation, Learn Excel, Office Scripts, Power Automate
Send Email from Excel with Office Scripts & Power Automate

Do you have an Excel report or graphs that need to be emailed to various people every month? We can use Excel automation features to do this task quite easily. The inspiration – A client request for Excel Email Solution The idea for this came from a recent project I did for a client. They […]

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Top AI features in Excel – a round up

Published on Mar 2, 2023 in artificial intelligence, Learn Excel
Top AI features in Excel – a round up

Don’t feel like doing the Excel work yourself? You can ask the AI features of Excel ? to automatically do stuff for you. Save time and look like a hero at work ????????.

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Learn Advanced Excel – 3 Month Roadmap with Resources

Published on Jan 30, 2023 in Learn Excel
Learn Advanced Excel – 3 Month Roadmap with Resources

Advanced Excel Skills are highly sought after. Use this FREE Excel roadmap to learn and grow you Excel skills in 3 months.

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FREE Calendar & Planner Excel Template for 2023

Published on Jan 2, 2023 in Learn Excel, Templates
FREE Calendar & Planner Excel Template for 2023

Here is a fabulous New Year gift to you. A free Calendar & Activity planner made entirely in Excel. A fully customizable and flexible calendar for all your planning needs.

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Range Lookup in Excel – How to lookup the pricing tier? [Formulas]

Published on Dec 17, 2022 in Learn Excel
Range Lookup in Excel – How to lookup the pricing tier? [Formulas]

Excel formula to get a match from a given value in excel when you have start and end values in lookup table. This technique is useful for looking up a matching price from a pricing tier table or date in a range of start and end dates.

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#### in Excel cell

Published on Dec 10, 2022 in Learn Excel
#### in Excel cell

You open an Excel file and some cells show #### instead of the value. Here is a quick fix.

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How to connect to a SINGLE file on SharePoint from Power Query (Fix Unable to Connect Error)

Published on Nov 25, 2022 in Learn Excel, Power Query
How to connect to a SINGLE file on SharePoint from Power Query (Fix Unable to Connect Error)

Want to connect SharePoint files to Power Query but keep getting “unable to connect” error? Here is a simple fix to the problem.

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FIFA 2022 World Cup Schedule & Results – Excel [FREE Download]

Published on Nov 19, 2022 in Learn Excel, Templates
FIFA 2022 World Cup Schedule & Results – Excel [FREE Download]

It is the Soccer WORLD CUP time. Let’s celebrate the season with an AWESOME Excel File to track game schedules, results & scores.

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