Posts Tagged ‘data’

Print Multiple Selections in MS Excel

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Sometimes there is a need to print out a medley of selections from different worksheets and have them all on one sheet of stationery.

You can do this by setting up a “Print” worksheet that you use for printing.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  1. Create a new worksheet to be used for printing purposes.
  2. Select the range on the worksheet that you would like to print.
  3. Click the shortcut key combination Ctrl + C  to copy your selection.
  4. Move to your new Print sheet and select the cell where you would like your copied data to appear.
  5. Click on Edit | Paste Special in version 2003 and in versions 2007 – 2010, click on the Home tab of your Ribbon and click the down-arrow under the Paste tool at the left side of your Ribbon and select Paste Special from the menu displayed.
  6. The Paste Special dialog box will open.
  7. Click on Paste Link. The dialog box will disappear and the linked information will appear in your worksheet.
  8. Repeat the steps above for any other ranges you would like included on your printout.

Then print your worksheet with the information.

The only problem you may encounter using this method is that if the worksheets from which you are copying have different formatting, you may not be able to merge them into a consolidated worksheet to your satisfaction. In that instance, you will need to adjust the formatting in your consolidation worksheet after you paste the different ranges.

Move to the End of a Long Column in MS Excel Quickly

Monday, April 6th, 2009

This is one of those little tips that most folks aren’t aware of but are ever so grateful for the knowledge once they have learned it. Why??? Because it saves time and keystrokes of course!

To jump to the bottom of a very long column, simply select a cell in the column and double-click the top or bottom edge of the cell.

In a nanosecond you will be at the bottom of the data in that column, regardless of whether its 12,000 rows long!

To return to the top of your data, click the edge of the cell. Clicking the left or right edge of the cell works in the same manner for going across rows.

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Add AutoNumbering to your MS Excel Spreadsheet

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Autonumbering will advance your numbered rows and keep them current, even if you should delete or add a row.

Unfortunately, MS Excel does not ship with an autonumbering feature like that found in MS Access, that increments a number each time you add a new row. In Excel 2003 and 2007 however, you can use the Row function to add your own autonumbering to a list.

Say you want to create a list of all of your school’s classes and their corresponding learning materials.

Follow the steps below to add autonumbering to the list:

  • In A1, enter the formula below:

=TEXT(Row(A1),”000-000″)

  • Enter the name of the first class in B1.
  • Enter the learning material of the first class in C1.
  • Copy cell A1 to A2.
  • Enter the name of the second class in B2.
  • Enter the learning material of the second class in C2.
  • Select A1:C2.
  • Go to Data | List and select Create List.

Data List Dialog Box

  • In Excel 2007, press CTRL + T and then click OK.

Notice, that when you type the name of the next class in B3 and press Tab, MS Excel will automatically provide the next number for you.

Autonumbered List