11 Tips to Reduce Excel file size by at least 20%

How do I reduce excel file size? The most often asked question. Well, in this step by step tutorial I’ll walk you through various best practices to reduce excel file size and how to optimize excel workbook to work better. #1 Save your workbooks in a Binary format This is my favorite tip and it always works great. I have been recommending this tip since I started writing this blog....

August 6, 2018 · Sudheer Tammini

How to Split First and Last Name in Excel [with examples]

In this step-by-step tutorial, we are going to take a look at how to split first and last name in excel with detailed examples. Data mining is cumbersome work! You need to have a better understanding of various excel text formulas and tools like the Text to Columns to deal with the situation. If you happen to be the one who lacks these skills, then no worries, you’ll certainly have a better understanding after reading this tutorial....

August 23, 2016 · Sudheer Tammini

The Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Excel Heat Map That will Impress Your Boss

Creating excel heat map is an art. You need to know which colour combinations work better for your scenarios. According to aresearch conducted by Prof. Richard Wiseman, “about 25% of people found documents with colours are easier to analyse”. In fact, colours can play a pivotal role in your analysis when you use it wisely. For example, if you’d like to highlight high-cost scenario then you might have to use Red, similarly Green for the low cost....

May 2, 2016 · Sudheer Tammini

5 Clever Ways to Use Excel Go to Special Command

Excel Go to Special command has a special focus in the industry, do you know why..? As the name suggests, the user can quickly select a cell or a group of cells based on a preferred condition. For example, if you want to quickly see all formula cells in your workbook then your ideal option would be “Go to Special”. It’s not just limited to formulas, you can also use it for finding blanks, Comments, Errors, Conditional formatting, Data validation etc....

April 18, 2016 · Sudheer Tammini

The Ultimate Guide to Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

The engine needs powerful thrust for speed, whereas analyst needs a handful of Excel keyboard shortcuts to crunch data and convert that into a useful information. Indeed it’s not always a good idea to work with the mouse for selecting various options. According to thekeycuts average analyst can save 10.79 minutes a day & 47 hours a year by using shortcuts, that sounds a lot isn’t it..? Very often it’s a need for analysts to learn new excel shortcuts to meet the required speed, but the real problem is, how do you remember all the shortcuts....

January 11, 2016 · Sudheer Tammini