An Excel worksheet might have headings in column A, and subheadings in column B, with blank cells under each heading. If you want to sort or filter that data, you’ll need to fill in the blank cells. This short video shows you a quick way to clean up the data.
For written instructions please read the article Fill Blank Cells in Excel to Complete a Table
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If you get pivot table refresh errors, this video shows how to troubleshoot those errors and try to fix them. For example, one common error is, “The PivotTable field name is not valid”. Or, you might see this error: “PivotTable report cannot overlap another PivotTable report.”
Excel’s popup cell comments aren’t just for text. You can also display pictures in an Excel comment. This short Excel video tutorial explains the simple steps. For detailed written instructions see: Add a picture to a comment ______
You can quickly change values in Excel, without using formulas. Follow the steps in this short video to add, subtract, multiply or divide, by a specific amount or percentage. For detailed instructions, please visit Excel data entry tips. ______________
When you link to data in a pivot table, you may see a GETPIVOTDATA formula, instead of a simple cell reference. To turn this feature off, follow the instructions in this short video. For written instructions, please see Turn Off GetPivotData Formulas for Excel Pivot Tables. ________________
Sometimes a VLOOKUP formula returns an #N/A error, even though you can see the value you’re looking for in the lookup table. The most common cause for this is a text “number” in one place, and a real number in the other place. See how you can fix that VLOOKUP problem.
Bill Jelen is the the king of all Excel media! In addition to his MrExcel website, and his book publishing empire, and his Excel podcasts, Bill has been on YouTube since July 23, 2006 – almost 15 years ago! Let’s take a look at it.