Time for a quick but very useful tip. Ever wanted to create all combinations from two (or more) lists? a la Cartesian product of both lists.
Here is a ridiculously simple way to do it.
Make Cartesian product of two tables in Excel
Note: You need Excel 2013 or above for this.
- Convert two lists to tables, if not already done.
- Select any cell in one of the tables and go to Insert > Pivot Table (Use ALT + NV shortcut)
- Make sure to check “Add this data to the Data Model” option before clicking ok.
- From your pivot table field list, switch to ALL view.
- Add both (or all fields) to row label area.
- Now, change the pivot table layout to “Show in tabular form” and check “Repeat all item labels” option.
- Turn off sub totals & grand totals.
- Viola, your cross product is ready. All combinations are generated by Excel for you. Use them as you see fit.
More fun ways to use Pivot Tables
Pivot tables versatile. You can use them to replace formulas, analyze data, create interactive dashboards and do several cool things. Check out below tutorials to get started.
11 Responses to “FREE Calendar & Planner Excel Template for 2025”
Hi,
I downloaded this 2025 Calendar template. I checked the custom tab. Is it possible to change the weekend Fri & Sat.
Thanks
It is. Just use the option for fri & sat weekend (should be 7).
Activities of some dates are not getting displayed on "Any month" and "printable calendar" sheets.
e.g. Activity of 24 Apr 25.
Can you check again? The date in "planner" sheet should be a proper date. When I tested with 24-apr-2025, it works.
Love this calendar... I have highlight planner dates enabled but all dates are blue, is it possible to customize the color based on the type assigned to each date?
What would be the right way to add more Holidays in the Customizations?
Inserting rows in the Holiday List causes the blank cells in the calendar to turn Blue.
This is amazing!!! The best I've seen so far!! Is it possible to update it to consider a column for the final date? That way, if an event lasts more than one day, it repeats in the calendar
How do we change/insert the customization "Icon Options" ?
You can adjust these from the settings tab.
Is there anyway this can turn into an academic calendar (ie. start month is July and runs all the way through June of next year)?
Is there a way to make it something that is more than a day without having to add it to every day of that week.