Forgot to remove the filter? Isn’t that what caused a serious Excel error at Barclays a couple of years ago? While you’re at it, check the pivot table summary functions too!
- Am I the only one who finds it annoying when I get an Excel workbook that still has a Sheet2 and Sheet3 when only Sheet1 has anything on it?
- I have a serious Excel problem – use it for nearly everything. #lovenumbers
- The Royal Mail have sent me a form to fill out – it’s an amateur looking Excel spreadsheet; the perfectionist in my wants to alter it!
- Im not sure how to do pie charts and venn diagrams on excel but Im sure that paperclip will help.
- I want to make a chart with 3 y axis scales. Excel… Bend to my will.
- and now we come to seven-gigantic-Excel-pivot-tables-formatting part of the day…
- Somebody asked me to fill out a soul-killing, eye-burning spreadsheet, is it wrong to delegate? #thatsprettymuchwhattheydid
- shocking how much fun you can have with a shared spreadsheet.
- I’ve put my custom-built #NaNoWriMo wordcount spreadsheet back up for download. Get your copy while it’s hot: http://bit.ly/ab2caP
- Who else is participating in NaFiThDaSpBoMo? (National Finish The Damn Spreadsheet Book Month, in case you’re not down with the lingo.)
- Totally messed up an analysis at work. Stupid excel – filters are my friend, but not when I forget to take them off to do something diff.
- #ishouldhaveknown there would be more BS with the same spreadsheet I was working on yesterday. Oh well at least I can look busy.
- Nothing makes my day better than after 6 hours of data work I notice that the pivot table was using Count instead of Sum #Sarcasm #Nerd #Cry
- A wild Excel problem appears! Morten uses hard work in the morning. It’s super effective! Wild Excel problem is defeated! Morten gains a lvl
- Bored …. Bored …. Bored …..At least the numbers add up on my spreadsheet !
- I have done a spreadsheet to help me keep track of what I have/haven’t done. That in itself feels weird!
- Filling out the kitchen reno spreadsheet I use for clients for my OWN reno, and I have to say, it’s holding up pretty well!
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Now that Halloween is over, we can finalize our candy-grubbers spreadsheets, and move on. Fortunately, there are other things, like basketball scores, to calculate.
November! How did that happen? Maybe I should let Excel do the thinking for me, and the time wouldn’t pass as quickly.
Ah yes, a "minor change" to an Excel file, that leads to drinking. That can happen when you work at a yo-you company. Or anywhere else!
Excel is relaxing, and calming, and can put you to sleep. But try to stay alert, so you’ll remember why you created that new, blank workbook.
Yesterday was a very spiritual experience for some Excel tweeters, with God and angels and biblical proportions involved. On the secular side, there was time travel, chocolate and world domination.
Communication skills are crucial, whether you’re trying to be tactful with the boss, or bossy with the wedding guests. If all else fails, try to get your message across in a rap song.
If you jump out of bed to work on Excel problems, you might want to keep a coffee-related workbook close by. And maybe something for a headache.
Teens, Sudoku and cheese — an Excel pivot table could help you with those, unless you’ve had a few beers for lunch.
Spreadsheets…the stuff of dreams and nightmares. And I’m sure it would make better television than most of the stuff that’s on.
Oh no! I missed World Statistics Day. The odds are good that you missed it too. Let’s get that on the events calendar for next year, and we’ll do some spreadsheet work as penance. Right after we pause for ice cream.
It may be aggravating to work at home, if you don’t have Excel, but it’s better than learning co-workers’ names at the office. There are fewer meetings too, and no secret maps.
Yesterday was a slow day for Excel tweets; probably everyone was still recovering from their Spreadsheet Day celebrations. Thanks to everyone who posted and tweeted about Spreadsheet Day, and at least one tweeter was going to have a huge party (albeit one day late).
I haven’t tried sushi with Excel, but maybe it helps. Fish oils are supposed to improve brain function. Jello shots probably don’t.
Happy Spreadsheet Day! Here’s a special edition of Excel Twitter to help you celebrate. Settle back, get lost in the logic, turn up the furnace and check your beer spreadsheet. A perfect day.
Yes, sometimes it does feel like open heart surgery, when you’re working on a complex Excel file. But I didn’t learn any of these skills at school — desktop computers hadn’t even been invented yet, let alone Excel!
That tweeter is right — if you need help, it helps if you know what kind of help you need!
Is E. E. Cummings still alive and tweeting? Or are people just too tired to press the Shift key when they type "I"? Or maybe it’s a tribute to iTunes.
Mmmm…Excel with sugar and a graveyard. It’s starting to sound like Hallowe’en.
Remember, before you do the Excel happy dance, make sure that all the birth dates are entered correctly, to avoid any embarrassing international incidents.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Did you make a spreadsheet to plan the big dinner? You can download my 
Strange, I watched The Diary of Bridget Jones this week, so the tweet about it was timely, and amusing. Much more entertaining than Farmville, I’m sure, but maybe not as awesome as a cupcake.
Poor people – they spend all day staring at Excel, and don’t get recognition for saving the company some money. The boss gives them multiple spreadsheets to work on too! It’s so unfair.
It’s true – recording an Excel macro does not always record correctly. That can lead to a gloomy feeling.
Is that tweeter making a "baby spreadsheet", or making a "baby" spreadsheet, or talking about a "making a baby" spreadsheet. Let’s hope it’s the first option. I’m trying to run a business here.
Wow, I’m still working on this year’s garden, and someone else is already planning next year’s. And remember, Excel is better than flowers.
I’m still celebrating Excel’s 25th birthday — how about you? It’s a good excuse for an all-weekend party.
Hide the hammers! I’ll be working in Excel today. Fortunately, no one will be checking to see what line I’m on.
Excel acts like a turtle sometimes on my computer, but never a Ninja Turtle. Maybe I need more pivot tables!
Funny that thinking about Excel puts some people to sleep; it usually keeps me awake! Maybe a cruise would help!
I’d rather be getting my hands dirty in Excel, than in laundry and diapers. But doodling and donuts sound fun.
Having all student drivers in a horse and buggy might not be such a bad idea. It’s tougher to get into a 30-car pileup that way. Now back to my cookies and Excel.
Lots of Friday fun, and some frustration, in yesterday’s Excel themed tweets. And remember, no matter how bad the week was, at least you aren’t an orthodontist!
If everything is working fine, do not try to tidy up your code at the last minute. Trust me — it will just lead to twitching.