Let’s try something different. I will share a data analytics challenge here. Post your solutions in the comments. Our first challenge involves Employee Data Analysis. You can score maximum of 35 points. Imagine you have employee data in this “staff” table (in Excel / Power BI / SQL / Python or whatever tool you fancy) […]

If you operate a business in New Zealand (NZ) like me, chances are you too need to calculate GST on purchases & sales. Today, let me share the excel formulas needed to calculate GST as per NZ laws. I have also attached a free GST calculator template to help you if you are in a […]

Recently, a client shared data with me that is clearly a pivot table and wanted me to make another pivot from it using Excel. This is a common and annoying problem we all face when working with Excel. Today, let me share my approaches for creating a pivot from another pivot report using Excel. Option […]

Learn how to use Excel XLOOKUP function with two sheets in this step-by-step tutorial. Why you may want to use XLOOKUP with two sheets? If you have data in two places (sheets or Excel workbooks) like depicted above, you may want to use XLOOKUP to combine data from both places to get the full picture. […]

Think of XLOOKUP as an improved version of VLOOKUP. In this article, learn all about the XLOOKUP function, it’s syntax, parameters with real-world xlookup examples.

Have a bunch of CSV files in a folder and want to merge or combine them to one big file? Follow these simple instructions to combine multiple CSV files in to one spreadssheet using Microsoft Excel (2016 or above). What you need? Method 1: Merge CSV Files using Power Query (Recommended) This is by far […]

Do you want to enable developer ribbon and use VBA in Excel? Follow these simple steps: Step 1: Right click any ribbon name Step 2: Select “Customize Ribbon” Step 3: This opens the Excel Options. From here, Check the “Developer” option in the right side panel Step 4: Click ok. Your developer ribbon is now […]