Using Text to Columns to Separate Data
This post can be seen as a follow up to an earlier post, Separate Full Name into First & Last Name. Excel provides a very easy to use tool to separate delimited data into multiple columns. All that delimited data means is that your data is separated into different sections by a character(s), usually a tab, comma, percentage sign, etc. The same can be done with a macro or group of formulas, but it really is easy and convenient to use this built-in feature.
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Macro to Disable Cell Calculations on a Sheet
If you’ve ever had a sheet in your project that has a number of formulas with calculations, you’ve no doubt noticed the slowdown that occurs when saving your spreadsheet or editing a formula. Excel has a property that can be adjusted within a macro that allows you to turn on and off the calculations on a spreadsheet.
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List Unique Values from a Range
Excel has an easy built-in way to show the unique values from a list of numbers you provide. You can use it to filter a unique list of numbers, dates, strings or whatever you need to have listed.
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How Do I Get Just the Last Word from a Cell?
This is an example of a question I recently received in the comment section of a post that I think others will find useful.
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Ask Your Questions to Excel Hints
I receive questions all the time from readers of excel hints, both through the contact form as well as questions posted in the comment sections of posts. So let’s start sharing some of these with everyone.
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