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Formula Forensics 024. Is this number a Prime Number ?

Published on Jul 12, 2012 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensics 024. Is this number a Prime Number ?

Is my number a Prime Number?
What is a Prime Number?

Today in Formula Forensics we answer both questions.

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Highlight Row & Column of Selected Cell using VBA

Published on Jul 11, 2012 in Excel Howtos, VBA Macros
Highlight Row & Column of Selected Cell using VBA

When looking at a big table of analysis (or data), it would make our life simpler if the selected cell’s column and row are highlighted, so that we can instantly compare and get a sense of things. Like above.

Who doesn’t like a little highlighting. So lets learn how to do highlighting today.

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Formula Forensics 023. Count and Sum a Filtered List according to Criteria

Published on Jun 7, 2012 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensics 023. Count and Sum a Filtered List according to Criteria

Today at Formula Forensics, we look at how to Count and Sum data using Criteria on Filtered data sets.

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Formula Forensics 022. Sum the Odd Numbers between 1 and 100

Published on May 24, 2012 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensics 022. Sum the Odd Numbers between 1 and 100

How can we Add Up the Odd numbers between 1 and 100 ?

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Formula Forensic No. 021 – Find the 4th Slash !

Published on May 17, 2012 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensic No. 021 – Find the 4th Slash !

No, Not that Slash !

How do I find the 4th Slash in a text string?
Today at Formula Forensics we take a look at 4 different methods.

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Formula Forensic 014 – Faseeh’s Formula

Published on Mar 1, 2012 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensic 014 – Faseeh’s Formula

“I have a large list which includes blanks, I want to retrieve the list without the blanks”
Faseeh, responded with a neat array formula.

Today Formula Forensics pulls Faseeh’s Formula apart to see what makes it tick.

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14 ways to check if an year is leap year, using Excel [just for fun]

Published on Feb 29, 2012 in Excel Howtos, Learn Excel
14 ways to check if an year is leap year, using Excel [just for fun]

Today is February 29th, and that means, this year we have one more day to be awesome. So lets celebrate it in Excel style!

Lets learn 14 different ways to tell if an year is leap year, using Excel Formulas.

Why 14? because, we are awesome like that.

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Finding Friday the 13th using Excel (and learning cool formulas along way)

Published on Jan 13, 2012 in Formula Forensics, Learn Excel
Finding Friday the 13th using Excel (and learning cool formulas along way)

Not that I have friggatriskaidekaphobia or anything. But since today is Friday & 13th, lets put our Excel skills to test and find out when the next Friday the 13th is going to be.

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2012 Calendar – Excel Template [Downloads]

Published on Dec 27, 2011 in Learn Excel
2012 Calendar – Excel Template [Downloads]

Here is a new year gift to all our readers – free 2012 Excel Calendar Template.

This calender has,

» One page full calendar with notes, in 4 different color schemes
» 1 Mini calendar
» Monthly calendar (prints to 12 pages)
» Works for any year, just change year in Full tab.

Go ahead and download the FREE 2012 Calendar and Enjoy.

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Formula Forensics 006. Palindromes

Published on Dec 15, 2011 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensics 006. Palindromes

Palindrome: – A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers (“Wikipedia”).

This week in Formula Forensics we’re having a look at determining if a cell contains a palindrome.

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Formula Forensics No. 005 – Zebras and Checker-Boards

Published on Dec 8, 2011 in Formula Forensics, Huis, Learn Excel, Posts by Hui
Formula Forensics No. 005 – Zebras and Checker-Boards

Zebra Stripes and Checker Boards

This week in Formula Forensics I’m taking a break from Array Formulas to have a look at some Zebra Stripes and Checker Boards.

No, I haven’t gone crazy, although some may argue that point.

More specifically were going to take a look at, Zebra Stripes and Checker-Board Conditional Formatting.

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Formula Forensics No. 003 – Lukes Reward

Published on Nov 18, 2011 in Formula Forensics, Learn Excel, Luke, Posts by Luke
Formula Forensics No. 003 – Lukes Reward

Today we publish what is hopefully the First of many posts by guest author Luke M. it is also the Third post in the Formula Forensics series, which has now moved to a regular and new Thursday slot ?

Luke has taken up Hui’s and 3G’s challenge of explaining how the technique he regularly uses on the Chandoo.org Forums for extracting individual records out of a group.

Today Luke tells us how to extract a list of items from a larger list according to some criteria.

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Check if a Word or Phrase is Palindrome using Excel Formulas [Weekend Fun]

Published on Aug 12, 2011 in Excel Howtos, Learn Excel
Check if a Word or Phrase is Palindrome using Excel Formulas [Weekend Fun]

The other day, while I was putting my kids to sleep, this idea came to me. How do I check if a cell contains a palindrome, using Excel formulas?

Next morning, I wrestled with excel for about 20 minutes and boom, the formula is ready.

But what is a palindrome?
A palindrome is a word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
So, to check if a cell contains palindrome, we need to reverse the cell contents and see if both original and reverse are the same.

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Calculating Sum of Digits in a Number using Array Formulas [for fun]

Published on Mar 18, 2011 in Excel Howtos
Calculating Sum of Digits in a Number using Array Formulas [for fun]

Here is a fun formula to write.

Given a number in cell, I want you to find the sum of digits in it. So, for eg. if you have the number 3584398594 in a cell, the sum would be =3+5+8+4+3+9+8+5+9+4, equal to 58.

Now, how would you write a formula to find this sum automatically based on the number entered in the cell?

Go ahead and figure it out. If you can, come back and check your answer with mine below.

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How to Filter Odd or Even Rows only? [Quick Tips]

Published on Jan 5, 2011 in Excel Howtos
How to Filter Odd or Even Rows only? [Quick Tips]

Ashish sends out this SOS thru email, “I need your help in putting filters . Can we filter the cells on the basis of their even or odd character. i.e in the table of 1-1000, i wish to filter, 1,3,5,7,…”

An odd request, I must say. But nevertheless, possible in Excel.

Read this quick tip, If you want know how to filter odd or even rows only in a list of values.

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