Will a Mimosa really help when working with Excel? I’m pretty sure that my boss will let me try one, to find out. Things I should have known about long ago: you can refresh your pivot table data instead of making a new pivot table… #excel #duh ► Are the developers of every spreadsheet application…
You might be able to create your charts on an Etch-a-Sketch, but the colour choices won’t be as plentiful as they are in Excel. Boss: OMG look what happened to our excel file! WTF! Me: I did that, you asked me to yesterday Boss: oh. Well….ok ► OH Excel, I love how you can turn…
When you hit corporate rock bottom, you can try out for The Apprentice, and flaunt your Excel skills there. Or go to the Dairy Queen for an Excel-lent ice cream great. Everyone wants Advanced Excel, pivot tables, Look ups, but there seems to be little call for clean hands. ► Haha that guy on the…
No, you don’t need a spreadsheet to use the Tube, but it will help pass the time while you travel. reminds me of a lecturer opining that "the only point of fancy Excel charts is to distract attention from the data" ► OTOH, it might make more sense to skip spreadsheets and go straight to…
Stop worrying and start loving Excel. It will be nice to you very soon! Creating "good eater chart" with Excel. #parenting2012 ► Is there a program you recommend for making knit charts? Or does everyone just muddle through with excel? ► Excel bar charts…why can’t they be prettier? ► Argh! When my dad said "my…
I’ve seen an audit bag, but never heard of a bag audit. Maybe that’s because I have the technological mentality of a 50-year-old. Is there a limit to how much information you should present on an MS Excel graph? Or does it not matter as long as clarity is maintained? ► Plus you usually hate…
Does Excel deserve a bad rap? Does the dark lord of Excel work at city hall and listen to Keith Urban? Something very soothing about making project plans in Excel. It’s like work but not work. It requires action but no real thought. ► Stuff I love: Keith Urban, MS Excel, and quiet in the…
If your Excel charts are too horrifying, perhaps you were inputting the wrong data. If not, maybe some kickboxing with solve the problem. I can honestly say I get Microsoft Office envy at work daily. Its amazing what some people can do with an #excel spreadsheet. #justsayin ► Googling "how to make a bar graph…
Before you burn you mouse, make sure that you really know all the Excel shortcut keys. Otherwise, you and Excel might end up with irreconcilable differences. Making a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with all my potential jobs on it. This is how real nerds assess their career options. ► you would think I would love a…
Now it’s getting personal – Excel charts are interfering with our hair maintenance! Maybe that’s why Loud Guy makes so much noise. I am stuck in excel spreadsheet hell. HELL!! *shakes fist at the crappiness of it all* #shouldhavebeenabakerbytrade ► Staying at work later than normal because I’m totally slaying this spreadsheet and can’t stop….
If the coffee and chocolate don’t solve all your Excel problems, have a few cups of tea. Then you should be ready to tackle that nail polish worksheet! I have a dream that someday, Excel will have a "boss button" that pops up the NCAA March Madness coverage ► Why are excel spreadsheet so bloody…
Did you remember to change your clocks to Daylight Savings Time, or did you keep Excel waiting this morning? I love Corporate Finance’s gentle reminder that it’s #daylightsavings this weekend. Heaven forbid we should keep Excel waiting on a Monday. ► Dad: meghan can I work on excel on the apple me: dad its called…
Warning — if you try to attract suitors with your spreadsheet stories, you might end up with Excel as your dinner companion. Of course, in some cases, that is the best choice. 😉 I have beaten an Excel =IF,VLOOKUP formula. I feel like I’ve just finished kiling the last boss on the internet. ► Someone…
More tweaking on the Excel Twitter layout – now, instead of the tweeter’s name, there is a link to each tweet. Click the blue triangle to see the tweeter’s info, and any replies to the tweet. If you prefer these links, or the names, please let me know. Wow! I saw excel used to report…
If you struggle long enough with Excel charts, will all that hard work help you lose weight? Throw in a few high fives too – they’re good for burning calories. Trying to solve this gigantic spreadsheet is kind of like playing minesweeper on expert. On attempt #6… #ialwaysplayonbeginner Linh Nguyen @linhnguyen42 I’m going to…
If you have to Google for "how to make a pie chart", you probably shouldn’t be in charge of the cookie sales spreadsheet. It could turn into the white screen of doom. Excel makes me want to strangle a kitten. And I love kittens. Janna Strege @jstregs Today must be PowerPoint vs.Excel charts day….
Pretty charts or yucky formulas? Which would you rather stare at? Do you need special glasses to see them in 3-D? Pretty colours are my bar graph are pretty but I don’t need pretty, I need symbols. Excel, you lose for ease of usage. Tricia-Lee Keller @behaviouratplay Oh my god. I made a graph…
When you start to get annoyed, remember that all those people who don’t know how to format a worksheet, or save an Excel file, might be the main reason you still have a job! I swear this spreadsheet has been formatted badly just to annoy me… @NahNahIsLoveYou i am a spreadsheet guru. (and by guru,…
While you’re dunking your biscuits, and looking at the funny shapes in the Excel charts, try not to become bitter. Remember, Excel is sexy! dad just told me he’s proud of my excel spreadsheet. i actually feel genuinely accomplished right now. #thanksdad @rcarter719 science is just putting data into excel spreadsheets and looking at the…
While working in Excel, beware of the feral pivot tables. And if you’re on your mobile phone, calling for Excel help, don’t believe the forum geeks who tell you that VLOOKUPs are simple! Am I some sort of savant that I understand how to create a spreadsheet? Why is excel intimidating to most people? @xeniterhood…
While you’re sitting in Starbucks, sipping coffee and looking at your Excel file, you can admire the modern art that your Excel sheets resemble. Quick! Somebody give me an umbrella drink! I just had an urge to work with Excel. HEEEEEEELP!!! @JohnnyDiesel Twitter just became MUCH more interesting than this excel spreadsheet. @NewDealGin I have…
Excel might not send you flowers, but it can still bring some joy to your life. Until it gets too complicated. hey thanks! It was eye opening to keep a spreadsheet of your day! I’ve since tried to be slightly less boring! 😉 @JennLukas I had to ask my dad for help with an excel…
Yes, creating Excel formulas is serious business, but be careful that you don’t burn your baguettes while working on largely pointless charts. What is an indication of someone doing really complicated work? Ans: MS Excel says "not responding" . @ndolia Ohh my goooodness! I can work a bloody formula excel sheet but I’m struggling with…
If Excel formatting starts to look sexy to you, you should try to go out on a Friday night, instead of staying in, and turning Excel into art. I know Excel isn’t designed for what I’m doing, but I’m SO CLOSE to getting it to work. #madscientistintraining @asrivkin Oh, the nightmare of the wedding breakfast seating…
Has Excel earned your respect, even if it turns treacherous, and crashes now and then? Maybe you should use it at work, to meet those productivity targets. Dear Excel, i’d absolutely love it you actually oh I don’t know… did what I asked? @brushtail42 I’m not sure I’ll ever love Excel the way I love…
Yes, it’s a good idea to give your Excel file a meaningful name. However, it’s even more important to save your work in the right format, and watch what you’re sorting. Thank you, Excel, for getting me so used to seeing stuff like -8.91305E-11 that a simple 0 prompts me to check all of my…
Yes, it’s true – a pivot table could be lying to you. If that gives you nightmares, maybe you should give up Excel for Lent, or go back to college. The more proficient I become in Excel the more I am realizing that pivot tables can be filthy filthy liars @jivedanson My rising proficiency in…
What shade of grey would Basil Fawlty choose for his spreadsheets? It probably doesn’t matter, because I doubt that he ever finished a task. When I get a thrill of anticipation waiting for a pivot table to update from a cube, reality hits: I need to get out more @tara_bt I was going to make…
If you succeed in making an Excel chart, try to avoid scaring the cats – and the women at Starbucks. "Inconsistent formula" feature on #Excel just saved me at least an hr from figuring out what’s wrong with my massive spreadsheet. #thankyou @vinsationation Creating, formatting, and updating spreadsheets makes organizing so much easier. Until I…
There is a slightly different format for the Excel tweet collection this week. I’m keeping the author names, but not the avatars. I found those distracting – how about you? Did you like them? Never would have thought that making a clustered and stacked graph in Excel would be so much work. Hope my head…
There is a "break a leg, then open Excel" joke for theatre majors, somewhere in my head, but I can’t think of it right now. And remember to be careful what you tweet about, or you could lose your job! Ashley @TangeloFlavored Spent the better half of this afternoon creating an excel spreadsheet for all…
If you are going to get sick, make sure it’s not on advanced Excel macro day, or you will miss all the mind-brimming knowledge. That would make you blue…or peach, or purple, or green. Vigour Mortis @Vigour Sent home from work which for once totally sucks because it’s advanced excel macro course day today 🙁…
Even if you have a kid who looks like an Excel worksheet, please don’t name that kid "Exploded Pie". Pivot Table would be a good name though. kyle cassidy @kylecassidy Woman sitting across from me has said the words "pivot table" 20 times in a 60 second phone conversation. Try that sometime. Sigrid Smith @SiggiSm…
You’re a genius, obviously, or you wouldn’t be working with Excel. Could anything kill your love for it? mattgammarayz @mattgammarayz Procrastination is at spreadsheet depths. DJ Bahler @DJBAHLER If I could make a graph to show how little I knew how to use excel for this lab report I would. Ben Simo @QualityFrog My love…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Everyone loves Excel, and I hope you like the new format for this daily collection of Excel tweets. Thanks to @L33smith for his suggestion to include names, so you can follow some of these interesting tweeters. Alicia Mooradian @aliciamooradian Using a magnifying glass to read an excel spreadsheet…at what point did I…
While you plan your non-alcoholic activities in Excel, don’t stare at the soccer ball that is moving across your spreadsheet. Man, if I’d known I’d still have to mess with pivot tables in Excel all day, I wouldn’t have gone through the hassle of becoming a falconer. Didn’t know how to use excel to determine…