Pivot tables can be used for many things however their best function is served by collating data for you. This is easier to create when the data is presented in log format. What we mean by this is that you should log each transaction individually and not...
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Excel provides a feature that is intended to split a single column of data into multiple columns. For instance, if you had a column of full names (first and last) and needed to separate these out into two columns:
Text to Columns'Text to columns' is found in the 'data'...
The fill handle can be used in a variety of ways that may save you time. From repeating sequences or repeating data to repeating a formula over a large area.
The fill handle is the name given to the green dot found on the bottom right corner of the selected...
Excel can handle lots of different format types of numbers, but you must regularly choose what type of number format you wish to be expressed on the cells containing those numbers. If you don't, you may suffer problem when calculating functions or expressing the data in...
Freeze Panes can be used to lock specific columns or rows in place so that you may see them where-ever you are within the data.
In the view tab of the ribbon you will find the "freeze panes" drop down menu:
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This menu...
When you input data into Excel it is initially a 'data array' and although it is perfectly fine to leave data in this format it is sometimes easier or better to convert it to Table for the following reasons;
Below are a list of Excel guides currently available, these are a work in progress and will be added to as time goes on. If however you have a need for a tutorial that doesn't exist yet then please email ITSkills@chi.ac.uk to request it.
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Microsoft Excel can wrap text so it appears on multiple lines in a cell. You can format the cell so the text wraps automatically, or enter a manual line break. But this will prevent you from a cell potentially taking up...
Below are a list of Word guides currently available, these are a work in progress and will be added to as time goes on. If however you have a need for a tutorial that doesn't exist yet then please email ITSkills@chi.ac.uk to request it.
ToolbarOneDrive is used to store files, folders, and photos in the 'cloud' (Online) so you can access them easily on multiple devices and share them with colleagues, or with people outside the university.
How can I access my OneDrive Quickly?OneDrive can be accessed in your web...