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Ted French</div> <p> Freeze panes lets you to lock specific <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/glossary/g/row_definition.htm">rows</a> and columns so that they will always be visible on screen no matter how far you <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/s/g/81101_scroll.htm">scroll</a> to the right or down. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/15/excel-freeze-panes.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/15/excel-freeze-panes.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 05:16:08 +0000 2013-05-15T05:16:08Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/13/view-multiple-copies-of-a-worksheet.htm <div style="width:175px;float:left;font-size:0.8em;text-align:center;margin:5px 10px 5px 0px;"> <a href="/od/exceltools/ss/2011-10-01-excel-2010-split-box-split-screen.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/spreadsheets/1/5/g/G/-/-/excel-split-screen.gif" alt="View Multiple Copies of a Worksheet" style="width:175px;height:175px;border:none;" /></a><br />View Multiple Copies of a Worksheet<br />&#169; Ted French</div> <p>To see more than one copy of a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/uvw/g/worksheet_def.htm">worksheet</a> in Excel use the <i>split box</i> to divide the screen into panes. <p>Splitting the screen makes it easy to compare different <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/glossary/g/row_definition.htm">rows</a> or <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/c/g/Column_defined.htm">columns</a> of data located in different parts of a worksheet.</p> <p>It can also be used as an alternative to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excel101/ss/freeze_pane.htm">freeze panes</a> for keeping worksheet titles or headings on screen as you scroll. </p> <p>To find out all the details, read the tutorial on how to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/exceltools/ss/2011-10-01-excel-2010-split-box-split-screen.htm">Using the Split Box in Excel</a>. </p> <strong>More Worksheet Tutorials</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excelformulas/ss/2011-05-14-excel-2010-limit-rows-tutorial.htm">Restrict Scrolling in an Excel Worksheet</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/exceltips/ss/2010-02-09-hide-worksheet-excel.htm">Hide a Worksheet in Excel</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excelformatting/a/070814hidehub.htm">Hide and Unhide Columns and Rows in Excel</a></li> </ul> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/13/view-multiple-copies-of-a-worksheet.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 05:55:33 +0000 2013-05-13T05:55:33Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/10/excel-2007-macro-tutorial.htm When you find yourself repeatedly performing the same actions or tasks in a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm">spreadsheet</a>, it might be time for you to create a macro. <br /><br /> A <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/m/g/macro_def.htm">macro</a> is a recording of ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/10/excel-2007-macro-tutorial.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/10/excel-2007-macro-tutorial.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:49 +0000 2013-05-10T05:00:49Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/08/excel-daverage-function.htm <p> Another of Excel's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excelcountfunctions/tp/090708_count_function_hub.htm">database functions</a> is DAVERAGE.</p> <p>Like the other functions in this group, DAVERAGE lets you specify one or more criteria which act as data <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/2011-05-01-filter-definition.htm">filters</a> .</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/08/excel-daverage-function.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/08/excel-daverage-function.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 07:37:43 +0000 2013-05-08T07:37:43Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2013/05/06/excel-dcount-function.htm <div style="width:175px;float:left;font-size:0.8em;text-align:center;margin:5px 10px 5px 0px;"> <a href="/od/Dbase-Function-Tutorials/ss/2012-09-08-excel-dcount-function.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/spreadsheets/1/5/6/J/-/-/excel-database-function-dcount.gif" alt="Excel DCOUNT Function" style="width:175px;height:175px;border:none;" /></a><br />Excel DCOUNT Function<br />&#169; 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