Configuring a row to remain on screen
View>Freeze-Panes
Removing empty rows
select-colmun > sort-and-filter > click on filer arrow >
deselect all > select blanks
Removing Duplicate entries
select-column > conditional-forwarding > highlight cells
rules > Duplicate values
Using proper casing for words
Insert a helper column/row > in the first cell type
=PROPER(A1)
Use the fill handle to drag across the other records
Copy the helper column and then paste it on the original
column/row to replace it.
Converting Upper to lower/ lower to upper
case
Insert a helper column/row > in the first cell type
=UPPER(A1)
Use the fill handle to drag across the other records
*Copy the helper column and then paste it on the original
column/row to replace it.
Removing unwanted spaces with TRIM
function
Insert a helper column/row > in the first cell type
=TRIM(A1)
Use the fill handle to drag across the other records
*Copy the helper column and then paste it on the original
column/row to replace it.
Combining multiple columns into one
column
Insert a helper column/row > in the first cell type
column/row title > in the second cell, type the format
of your choice > Use the fill handle to drag across the
other records
Splitting one column into two seprate
columns
Insert two or three columns/rows beside the original one >
the new columns/rows need to have same formatting as the
original one >
Select all records in the original column/row > Data tab > Text
to columns tool > Delimited > Sppace > Select the destination
or
The below formulas apply to a case of splitting name and
surname. Modify it based on the scenario]
=LEFT(A2,SEARCH("",A2,1)) > In the next cell type >
=RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2-SEARCH("",A2,1))) > Fill handle
Conditional Function IF
Insert a helper column/row > in the first cell type > =
IF(G2="shipped","1","0") > Use the fill handle to drag
across the other records
Conditional Function IFS
Insert a helper column/row > in the first cell type
= IFS(G2="shipped","1",G2="Not-shipped","0")
Use the fill handle to drag across the other records
Statistical COUNTIF function
Count the number of cell values that meet specified criteria
Number of cells with france as a value from x2 till x115
=COUNTIF(X2:X115,"france")
SUMIF Function
Sum the values in a given range that match a specified criteria
=SUMFIF(E2:E115,">3000")
Pivot Tables
Formatting Data as a table
select any cell > Format as table
Creating a pivot table
select any cell > Insert > Pivot Table
Text wrapping
Used to automatically change cell height in order to allow all
of the text to fit inside.