http://spreadsheets.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-15T12:50:59Z Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/19/round-numbers-down-with-the-floor-function.htm <p>The FLOOR <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">function</a> in Excel is similar to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/roundingnumberfunctions/ss/2011-07-04-excel-2010-round-down.htm">ROUNDDOWN Function</a> in that they both round the last digit downwards. </p> <p>How they differs is that while the ROUNDDOWN function only ever rounds that last digit down by one number, the FLOOR function can round up by multiples of the last digit. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/19/round-numbers-down-with-the-floor-function.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/19/round-numbers-down-with-the-floor-function.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:18:26 +0000 2012-02-19T01:18:26Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/15/truncate-text-strings-in-excel.htm <p>When <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/d/g/data_definition.htm">data</a> is imported or copied into a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm">spreadsheet</a> unwanted characters or words can sometimes be included with the new data. </p> <p>Excel has several <i>text</i> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">functions</a> that can be used to remove these unwanted characters. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/15/truncate-text-strings-in-excel.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/15/truncate-text-strings-in-excel.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:50:59 +0000 2012-02-15T12:50:59Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/10/combine-text-entries-in-excel.htm <div style="width:175px;float:left;font-size:0.8em;text-align:center;margin:5px 10px 5px 0px;"> <a href="/od/excel2010functions/ss/2011-01-30-excel-2010-concatenate-text-strings.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/spreadsheets/1/0/n/4/-/-/concatenate.gif" alt="Excel CONCATENATE Function" style="width:175px;height:107px;border:none;" /></a><br />Excel CONCATENATE Function<br />&#169; Ted French</div> <p>Excel's CONCATENATE <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">function</a> can be used to combine <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/d/g/data_definition.htm">data</a> from multiple <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/c/g/cell_definition.htm">cells</a> in a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm">spreadsheet</a>.</p> <p>Names and addresses are often split between two or more cells in an Excel <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/d/g/database.htm">database</a>. Using the CONCATENATE function these can be combined into one cell when needed. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/10/combine-text-entries-in-excel.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/10/combine-text-entries-in-excel.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:01:23 +0000 2012-02-10T09:01:23Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/05/add-cells-to-an-excel-worksheet.htm <p><div style="width:175px;float:left;font-size:0.8em;text-align:center;margin:5px 10px 5px 0px;"> <a href="/od/excelformatting/ss/2012-02-04-excel-add-cells.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/spreadsheets/1/0/O/H/-/-/add-cells-excel.gif" alt="Add Cells in Excel" style="width:175px;height:167px;border:none;" /></a><br />Add Cells in Excel<br /> &#169; Ted French</div></p> <p>When creating a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm">spreadsheet</a>, the layout I start with is usually not the layout I finish with. Having planned my spreadsheet, I always think I have a pretty good idea of where things will go. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/05/add-cells-to-an-excel-worksheet.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/05/add-cells-to-an-excel-worksheet.htm Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:55:53 +0000 2012-02-05T01:55:53Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/02/excel-averageifs-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm <p>Like the SUMIF and SUMIFS functions below, there is also an AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS functions in Excel. </p> <p>The difference between these two functions that combine the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excel2010functions/qt/2010-03-13-excel-2010-average-function.htm">AVERAGE</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/iffunctions/ss/2010-08-03-Excel-2007-If-Function-Step-By-Step-Tutorial.htm">IF</a> functions is the number of criteria that must be matched before a data <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/r/g/record_def.htm">record</a> is included in the average.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/02/excel-averageifs-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/02/02/excel-averageifs-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:46 +0000 2012-02-02T07:00:46Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/28/excel-countif-function.htm <p><div style="width:175px;float:left;font-size:0.8em;text-align:center;margin:5px 10px 5px 0px;"> <a href="/od/excel2010functions/qt/100102-excel-2010-countif-function.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/spreadsheets/1/0/j/4/-/-/countif.gif" alt="Excel 2007 COUNTIF" style="width:175px;height:167px;border:none;" /></a><br />Excel COUNTIF Function &#169; Ted French</div></p> <p> Excel's COUNTIF <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">function</a> combines two other commonly used functions - the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excel2010functions/qt/2010-04-01-excel-2010-count-function.htm">COUNT function</a> and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/iffunctions/ss/2010-08-03-Excel-2007-If-Function-Step-By-Step-Tutorial.htm">IF function</a>.</p> <p>The result is that COUNTIF will only count cells containing data that meet a condition that you have specified.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/28/excel-countif-function.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/28/excel-countif-function.htm Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:41:22 +0000 2012-01-28T05:41:22Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/24/excel-2007-sumifs-function.htm Excel's SUMIFS <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">function</a> is similar to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/somethingiffunctions/ss/2011-04-10-Excel-2010-Sumif-Function-Step-By-Step-Tutorial.htm">SUMIF</a> function except that it is used to add up <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/d/g/data_definition.htm">data</a> only if specific criteria are met in two or ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/24/excel-2007-sumifs-function.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/24/excel-2007-sumifs-function.htm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:29:11 +0000 2012-01-24T06:29:11Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/19/excel-sumif-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm <p>Two of the most useful <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">functions</a> available in Excel are the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/iffunctions/ss/2010-08-03-Excel-2007-If-Function-Step-By-Step-Tutorial.htm">IF Function</a> and the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/excelfunctions/qt/20071126_sum.htm">SUM Function</a>:</p> <ul> <li>The IF function introduces <em>decision making</em> which adds flexibility to your to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm">spreadsheets</a>. </li> <li> The SUM function makes it easy to add up data located in <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>.</li> </ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/19/excel-sumif-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/19/excel-sumif-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:43:22 +0000 2012-01-19T07:43:22Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/16/excel-2007-trunc-function.htm <p>The TRUNC <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/f/g/function_def.htm">function</a> in Excel is similar to the<br /> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=/od/roundingnumberfunctions/ss/2011-07-01-excel-integer-int-function-2010.htm">INT function</a> in that they both remove all decimal places from a number leaving only the whole number. </p> <p>How they differs is that while the INT function rounds the remaining whole number down, the TRUNC function does no rounding at all. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/16/excel-2007-trunc-function.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/16/excel-2007-trunc-function.htm Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:31:37 +0000 2012-01-16T01:31:37Z http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/12/excel-if-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm <p>The Excel IF function adds flexibility to your spreadsheets by introducing decision making. It does this by testing a specified condition in your spreadsheet to see if it is true or false.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/12/excel-if-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://spreadsheets.about.com/b/2012/01/12/excel-if-function-step-by-step-tutorial.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:10:25 +0000 2012-01-12T06:10:25Z