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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 […]

You want to check two conditions with Excel IF function? You’ve come to the right place. IF is one of Excel’s most popular and versatile functions. But things get exciting when you start combining it with multiple conditions — especially using AND, OR, nested IFs, and even blending it with SUMIFS. In this article, let […]

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a great way to add a bit of flavor and pizzazz to your boring Power BI reports. I have been using them for a while and really love how easy and fun they are to work with. So today, let me share the technique and provide sample measure code that […]

JSON (JaveScript Object Notation) is a popular and easy format to store, share and distribute data. It is often used by websites, APIs and streaming (real-time) systems. But it is also cumbersome and hard to use for performing typical data tasks like summarizing, pivoting, filtering or visualizing. That is why you may want to convert […]

DAX offers powerful way to analyze “new” vs. “returning” customers. In this article learn easy and simple DAX measure patterns to count number of new customers and number of returning customers from your data. What is a Returning Customer? A returning customer is someone who comes back to our business and does another transaction. For […]

Let’s say you have two lists of values in Excel and want to find out all the common values (ie duplicates) and extract them. In this article, let me explain the formulas for this. Formula for counting number of duplicate values in two columns: Here is the formula to count number of common values between […]

Do you want to lookup in any column and return the result? Something like this: In this article, learn how to write necessary Excel formulas to get the result. Data Setup for looking up in any column You need to set up your data in below structure. One column with the data you want to […]

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Let’s say you have daily data and your boss wants to see the trends by week in month or week in quarter? How do you calculate the week number in a month or quarter? In this article, let me explain the logic and formulas we can use Excel for this.

Ever wanted to automatically format values in thousands, millions or billions in Excel? In this article, let me show you two powerful techniques to do just that.

You are the boss of ACME Inc. And one day, both of your accounts receivables team members Sara and James come to you with two versions of the customer payment data. How do you compare these two Excel sheets and reconcile the data? In this article, let me explain the step by step process.