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Making a chart with dynamic range of values

Published on Oct 15, 2009 in Charts and Graphs, Excel Howtos
Making a chart with dynamic range of values

We all know that to make a chart we must specify a range of values as input.

But what if our range is dynamic and keeps on growing or shrinking. You cant edit the chart input data ranges every time you add a row. Wouldn’t it be cool if the ranges were dynamic and charts get updated automatically when you add (or remove) rows?

Well, you can do it very easily using excel formulas and named ranges. It costs just $1 per each change. 😉

Ofcourse not, there are 2 ways to do this. One is to use Excel Tables and another is to use OFFSET formula.

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29 Excel Formula Tips for all Occasions [and proof that PHD readers truly rock]

Published on Aug 24, 2009 in Excel Howtos, Featured, Learn Excel

It is no exaggeration that knowing excel formulas can give you a career boost. From someone starting at the long list of numbers, you can suddenly become a data god who can lookup, manipulate and analyze any spreadsheet.

So when our little excel blog hit the 5000 RSS Subscriber milestone, I celebrated the occasion by asking you to share an excel formula through twitter or comments with rest of us. And boy, what an excellent list of formula tips you have shared with us all.
Here is the complete list of entries for the twitter formula contest.

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Use ROWS() and COLUMNS() formulas to generate numbers in a sequence [quick tip]

Published on Aug 17, 2009 in Learn Excel

Here is a quick excel formula tip to start your week. Use ROWS() and COLUMNS() formulas next time you need sequential numbers. What does ROWS() excel formula do? ROWS excel formula takes a range as an argument and tells you how many rows are there in that range. For. eg. ROWS(A1:A10) gives 10. How can you […]

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Calculate Moving Average

Published on Apr 28, 2009 in Learn Excel
Calculate Moving Average

As part of our spreadcheats, today we will learn how to calculate moving average using excel formulas. As a bonus, you will also learn how to calculate moving average of latest 3 months alone using the count, average and offset formulas. Once you finish the tutorial, you have some home work to do as well. So go ahead and learn how to calculate moving averages.

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Visualizing Search Terms on Travel Sites – Excel Dashboard

Published on Jan 19, 2009 in Charts and Graphs, Learn Excel
Visualizing Search Terms on Travel Sites –  Excel Dashboard

Microsoft excel bubble chart based Visualization to understand how various travel sites compete search terms

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Advanced Data Validation Techniques in Excel [spreadcheats]

Published on Nov 25, 2008 in Learn Excel
Advanced Data Validation Techniques in Excel [spreadcheats]

Data validation is a great way to keep your users informed about possible values in a cell and guide them to select something appropriate. As part of the spreadcheats series, in this post we will discuss 2 advanced data validation techniques that can help you when you are modeling a complex worksheet.

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Make your VBA macros work anywhere: Enable Relative References

Published on Nov 18, 2008 in Learn Excel
Make your VBA macros work anywhere: Enable Relative References

Do you know that while recording macros in excel you can use the relative reference based recording so that you can use your macro anywhere and the references would be adjusted automatically? Yes! I have learned this yesterday and I thought it is pretty cool. Here is how you can make your macro VBA code […]

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Creating KPI Dashboards in Microsoft Excel [Part 2 or 6] – Adding One Click Sort

Published on Aug 27, 2008 in Analytics, Charts and Graphs, Featured, Learn Excel

Creating KPI Dashboards in Microsoft Excel is a series of 6 posts by Robert from Munich, Germany. This 6 Part Tutorial on KPI Dashboards Teaches YOU: Creating a Scrollable List View in Dashboard Add Ability to Sort on Any KPI to the Dashboard Highlight KPIs Based on Percentile Add Microcharts to KPI Dashboards Compare 2 […]

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Creating KPI Dashboards in Microsoft Excel [Part 1 of 6]

Published on Aug 20, 2008 in All Time Hits, Charts and Graphs, Featured, Learn Excel
Creating KPI Dashboards in Microsoft Excel [Part 1 of 6]

Creating KPI Dashboards in Microsoft Excel is a series of 6 posts by Robert. This 6 Part Tutorial on KPI Dashboards Teaches YOU: Creating a Scrollable List View in Dashboard Add Ability to Sort on Any KPI to the Dashboard Highlight KPIs Based on Percentile Add Microcharts to KPI Dashboards Compare 2 KPIs in the […]

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