Updating charts for columns added to source data in Excel 2003
Having created a graph from a certain source data, if columns get added later to the source, they do not automatically append to the graph. While this is easy enough to accomplish in Excel 2007 and...
View ArticleBlanks appearing in source data not to appear in Data validation list
Blanks appearing in the source of a data validation list should not appear in the validation drop down. The question and instructions are very clearly mentioned in this workbook.
View ArticleAverage a range of numbers with blanks appearing at random intervals
With blanks appearing in a range of numbers, one may want to: 1. Average the first n numbers; and/or 2. Sum the last n numbers (in a horizontal and vertical range) Because of blanks, the range for...
View ArticleSum visible cells of a filtered range ignoring errors
In a multi column database, assume a filter has been applied on some columns. Post filtering, some error values (such as #DIV/0!, #NA etc.) appear in the one of the numeric columns. The objective is...
View ArticleShade alternate band of rows in a filtered range
Assume the following numbers in range C5:C22. Heading is in cell C4. Range C5:C7 - 11 Range C8:C11 - 14 Range C12:C13 - 23 Range C14-C19 - 56 Range C20-C22 - 78 One may want to colour cells for every...
View ArticleCount blanks cells in a filtered range
Assume data in range A3:D8 (headings are in A3:D3). One may apply an auto filter on any column(s). The task is to count the blank cells in visible rows of range C4:C8 and D4:D8. You may refer to the...
View ArticleCompare value of one cell with value of next visible cell of a filtered range
Assume data in range B4:B18 (heading is in cell B3). To compare the value in the current row with the value in the row below, one may enter the following formula in cell C4 and copy down =B4=B5 True's...
View ArticleValuing Closing Stock using FIFO method of Accounting
Assume a stock purchase sheet which details the daily stock purchase of various Raw material at various per unit prices. On another sheet, the closing stock of each Raw material type is entered. In...
View ArticleDynamically extract unique values from a filtered range
Data in a two column database (A3:B13) can be Auto filtered on column A with one or many conditions. Data in column B will be numbers only (positive, negative or 0's) - no text values. After filtering...
View ArticleSummarise data from multiple sheets with multiple conditions – Part II
Assume date wise revenue data has been shown on two sheets - Sports wear and Fitness equipment (Data worksheets). On each of these two worksheets, there are two columns - Date and Revenue. On the...
View ArticlePrioritise investment liquidation to minimise Capital Gains
Assume a five column dataset with the Fund Name in column A, Market Value in column B, Gain/Loss in column C, Gain/Loss % in column D [column C/column B] and Type of investment in column E (Short term...
View ArticleSum the largest 5 of the last 10 numbers in a row ignoring blanks
Assume a single row of data with numbers and blanks appearing at random intervals. The objective is to sum the largest 5 of last 10 numbers in that row. Solving this problem entails multiple steps:...
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