{"id":4125,"date":"2020-05-01T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/?p=4125"},"modified":"2020-04-30T15:38:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T19:38:28","slug":"excel-tweets-roundup-20200501","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/archives\/2020\/05\/01\/excel-tweets-roundup-20200501\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel Tweets Roundup 20200501"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is your Excel file so complicated that you&#8217;re afraid to breathe near it? If you take out a few of the pie charts, it might work better.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>This Week\u2019s Tweets<\/h3>\n<p>Here are my favourite Excel tweets, from the ones that I saw on Twitter this week.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just spent the last 10 mins trying to work out why my vlookup wasn\u2019t working. Only to realise I was referencing the wrong cell.<br \/>\nI hate excel \u200d\u2640\ufe0f.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kay (@kaybhafc90) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaybhafc90\/status\/1255426814111035394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So I have a problem and I&#8217;ve been told the first step is to acknowledge it: I&#8217;m addicted to excel and I love data analysis. Please, send me your data, I&#8217;ll do scatterplots and log-ratio histograms&#8230; OR PIE CHARTS, EVERYONE LOVES PIE CHARTS.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marina CG (@SnakesAndBones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SnakesAndBones\/status\/1255581194508546051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Spent lunch with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaMiddleton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmmaMiddleton<\/a> discussing how she is using Excel to chart the turnip price trends in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AnimalCrossing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AnimalCrossing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dayofdh2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dayofdh2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mathieu Aubin (@mathieujpaubin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mathieujpaubin\/status\/1255558783088066561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meanwhile my other task for tomorrow (non-work-related) will be to somehow reduce the size\/complexity of my beloved Excel masterpiece so that it stops crashing my whole damn computer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mHYakYunQG\">pic.twitter.com\/mHYakYunQG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canberra Tragic (@EmonEconomist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmonEconomist\/status\/1255848233814773760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I gave my students multiple options for finishing the term and guaranteed they wouldn\u2019t be penalized for doing extra work if things went sideways and now I have created an Excel sheet so intricate that I am afraid to breathe while inputting data in case it shatters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joy Dixon (@jiddix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jiddix\/status\/1255735294847971328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">also old excel sheets and code with no comments<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Constantinos Xenophontos (@c_xenophontos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/c_xenophontos\/status\/1255588242629459968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To everyone who uses shared Excel documents for work,<\/p>\n<p>Stop hiding cells\/columns\/rows, saving and then exiting before unhiding them.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nEveryone who has to use the spreadsheet after you<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miranda Lally (@mirandalally) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandalally\/status\/1255465979628392448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m having one of those &#8220;can&#8217;t get something covered in excel 101 to work right&#8221; mornings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nemesiscafe (@nemesiscafe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nemesiscafe\/status\/1255499223874887689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My son made his first bar chart on excel all by himself.<\/p>\n<p>*tear of joy runs down face* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ApAz9OCOHp\">pic.twitter.com\/ApAz9OCOHp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Fish (@ScottFish24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottFish24\/status\/1255567287760846848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have been dubbed &#8220;Keeper of the Social Calendar&#8221; at work, which sounds like I&#8217;m keeping track of my charity luncheons and debutante balls but really just means that I write tweets and fight with Excel<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quinlyn Shaughnessy (@quinnessy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/quinnessy\/status\/1255553456057679873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Which MS Office apps do you use most and least?<br \/>\nFor me at work:<br \/>\nOutlook<br \/>\nExcel<br \/>\nWord<br \/>\n(big gap)<br \/>\nOneNote<br \/>\nPowerPoint<\/p>\n<p>At home:<br \/>\nExcel<br \/>\n(HUGE gap)<br \/>\nWord<br \/>\nPowerPoint<br \/>\nOneNote<br \/>\nOutlook (not at all) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4mXr1HOpaI\">pic.twitter.com\/4mXr1HOpaI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Corey Young (@C_M_Young) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C_M_Young\/status\/1255865455912370182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I keep an Excel list of all the movies I watch.<\/p>\n<p>I could use it to create a pivot table and charts to analyse the counts per genre and year as well as my average review rating. I don&#8217;t. But I could. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TxcbMvBxSP\">https:\/\/t.co\/TxcbMvBxSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lavjot (@1avjot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1avjot\/status\/1255541723717087235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today I recorded my screen navigating around an excel sheet for a class demo. Later on couldn\u2019t work out why the excel sheet was frozen. I was clicking on the video \u200d\u2640\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zoomfatigue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zoomfatigue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ltuwfh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ltuwfh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merryn Sherwood (@mes_sherwood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mes_sherwood\/status\/1255798350869180417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why spend 10 minutes doing something simple, when you can spend a whole work day failing to automate the process in excel?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Austin (@Austindavies_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Austindavies_\/status\/1255642022045724673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h3>Excel Tweets Roundup<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks for reading this week&#8217;s Excel tweets roundup, and did you have a favourite?<\/p>\n<p>Keeping track of turnip prices in Excel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/exceltwitter20200501b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"exceltwitter20200501b\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/exceltwitter20200501b_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"exceltwitter20200501b\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/exceltwitter20200501a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"exceltwitter20200501a\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/exceltwitter20200501a_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"exceltwitter20200501a\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your Excel file so complicated that you&#8217;re afraid to breathe near it? 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