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Excel f(x)s = Excel Functions

  • Insert Blank rows into table using functions CHAR
  • UDF – Convert Number into text (English and Arabic) User-Defined f(x)s = UDF
  • Looplist – Repeating months using formulas Basic Math
  • Middle name + 1st name Basic Math
  • Dynamic selection list ActiveX controls
  • Unix DateTime Number Basic Math
  • CONVERT function CONVERT
  • Excel Functions = XL f(x)s XLfxs

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Stale values (Scratched functions)

Posted on June 30, 2025 By ANmar No Comments on Stale values (Scratched functions)
Stale values (Scratched functions)

Excel recently started to show cells with formulas scratched (see screenshot). Looks like this new feature to tell user that these cells will have new values and they are in the process of getting calculated. If you want to disable that feature, uncheck “Show stale values” in “Calculation Options” in “Formula” bar (Screenshot)

Excel User tips, Format Cells, Non-functions, Worksheet

Spreadsheet Compare application

Posted on October 25, 2022 By ANmar
Spreadsheet Compare application

This is only available in Microsoft 365 Enterprise version, an application that can compare two workbooks in all objects. This includes cells (values or formulas) in all sheets, VBA objects and macros. Bug: I noticed that even if VBE project in a workbook is protected, it will still open it and show you all macros,…

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Excel User tips, Non-functions, Worksheet

Lesson learned: Do not trust Google Sheets function

Posted on October 11, 2020 By ANmar
Lesson learned: Do not trust Google Sheets function

It wasted few days, hitting my head at the wall.My mistake …. I trusted that Google Sheets function called GoogleTranslate is working as it is expected. Which is not You just hate when that happens.We all know that Google is still a child in worksheet world, comparing to Microsoft, they are kids, but I wouldn’t…

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Google Sheets, Worksheet

Blank (isempty) VS “” (null string)

Posted on February 18, 2020 By ANmar
Blank (isempty) VS “” (null string)

If formula results in “”, then that cell will not be empty.When copy and paste as values, it will not be empty either.VersusWhen we use VBA (Macro command) Range.value = Range.value For that “” cell, it will make destination cell as empty. Sorting table will consider cells with “” as 0, while empty cells are…

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Excel User tips, Format Cells, Non-functions, Worksheet

Excel keeps converting all cells to “Date” (or Time)

Posted on February 14, 2020 By ANmar
Excel keeps converting all cells to “Date” (or Time)

Issue found several times in xls or xlsx, to get it fix https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/637277-excel-converting-numbers-dates.html

Excel User tips, Format Cells, Non-functions, Worksheet

Excel Limits

Posted on February 13, 2020June 30, 2025 By ANmar
Excel Limits

Worksheet and workbook specifications and limits For more limits of VBA inside Excel, check out http://BoldCodes.com/?DevID=26CFPFO4LB Feature Maximum limit Open workbooks Limited by available memory and system resources Worksheet size 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns Column width 255 characters Row height 409 points Page breaks 1,026 horizontal and vertical Total number of characters that a…

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Excel User tips, Non-functions, Worksheet

Cell formats 0.0\% and 0.0%;(0.0%)

Posted on April 7, 2019 By ANmar
Cell formats 0.0\% and 0.0%;(0.0%)

We needed a way to force Excel to show the % next to a number without dividing it by 100 You know, when you format a cell in Excel, to show %, it automatically divide that number by 100 But we do not want that to happen this time. So here is the trick, in…

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Format Cells, Non-functions, Worksheet

When Excel tells you to go get some life

Posted on January 29, 2019 By ANmar
When Excel tells you to go get some life

This is what happens when you spend too much time in Excel

Go have a break and get some life

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Excel User tips, Non-functions, Worksheet

Shades of gray

Posted on January 25, 2019 By ANmar
Shades of gray

We need this to be documented s8mewhere

So, here it is

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Graphics, Non-functions, Worksheet

Recover the unrecoverable

Posted on January 23, 2019 By ANmar
Recover the unrecoverable

Working a lot with Excel means seeing lots of errors and bugs inside Excel

Some of those are not likely bugs, but more like reaching the limit of the application.

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Excel User tips, Worksheet

SimpleANBox

Posted on January 21, 2019 By ANmar
SimpleANBox

This is a financial box, a saving account, a credit, a loan, or any other financial amount that has input and output.

During my time with technology (since 1997) I found myself needing to open a lot of these boxes, to track accounts, or loans, or virtual business partnerships between multiple partnerrs. And this is the core to it.

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