Format a date in shortest format possible indicating how many days have passed (Past date)
If date1-date2 < 8 Sat, Fri, …
If date1-date2 < 350 Dec24, Jan4, Aug14
Else 2020Feb4
Category: IF
Walking Columns
An easy way to scroll through set of data in a graphic way without graphs.
A-pure-formula xlsx workbook. These were done using formulas, conditional formatting, and ActiveX control.
Return 12 values in one number
A technic I loved using, return list of items (up to 12 items now) in ONE number.
Let us say you have list of 12 items, and you want a function that will return some of that list (with no order), then this is how you can do it. This has been sitting around for awhile in my archive. I called it 12Return4095
Cells with additional spaces
Detect which cells has additional spaces added by mistake by user.
=IF(AND(Left(F2, 2) = "No", LEN(F2) >2, "Space at end", "")
Always get 1st name (or last)
Formula to get first name from 2 formats either (Lastname, First) or (Firstname Last) formats.
VALUE() of LEFT()
I have been in a lot of situation needing to convert a number came out from a string into actual numbers. Sometimes N() worked, sometimes not, others VALUE() worked, but I did not see a function-does-all solution.
Schedule column
Create list of dates excluding weekends and holidays.
Basically create list of workdays in a certain year, you may fill in to get more.
List of holidays is defined in another column, formula already excludes Saturdays and Sundays.
CHOOSE – tree of decisions
If you are like me, then you must have needed to use CHOOSE functionThis is basically like “SELECT CASE” statement, but more limited So, in few words, you can derive the flow of formulas to go to function1, function2, function3, or function4 based on an integer.More like a nested IF, it can actually replaces a…
Count Unique
A question by a colleague on how to count number of unique items in a column made me realize, I don’t have that here.
So here it is …
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.
Compare2, a tool to compare two sheets using formulas
Tool will compare between two sheets using formula/functions method. Once you type in full folder locations (for both files), file names and sheets names in file1 and file2. Make sure these two files are open, then sheet will be updated with comparison results, showing that every cell is checking for its equivalent addresses from both…
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