Category: Spreadsheets
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Using SEQUENCE function to generate calendar dimension in spreadsheets
Using SEQUENCE function in spreadsheet software like Zoho Sheet, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheet, etc., generate the date dimension data for use in analytics
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Use case of DOLLAR function in spreadsheets – Automating commentary generation involving currency numbers
Using DOLLAR function in spreadsheets for dynamic mixed data type commentary.
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Sorting column headers of matrix visual in descending order in Power BI
Sorting column headers of a matrix visual in descending order in Power BI
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Getting rid of scientific format for decimal numbers in Power BI
When decimal numbers in Power BI are automatically formatted in scientific notation, it can be frustrating. Even proposed Power Query and DAX solutions may not work. However, the solution is simpler than expected.
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Displaying non-additive measures in Power BI visuals
Displaying non-additive measures in Power BI visuals
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Customized dynamic time matrix visual in Power BI
customized dynamic time matrix in Power BI using DAX
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Hiding and Locking only cells with formulas in Excel
Hiding and locking only those cells/range that have formulas in Microsoft Excel.
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A smarter multi criteria VLOOKUP in Excel
Performing multi-criteria lookup in Excel. The combination of VLOOKUP and CHOOSE functions does the magic elegantly.
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Displaying hyperlinked data in table or matrix visual in Microsoft Power BI
Step by step instructions to hyperlink field values in table or matrix visual Microsoft Power BI Desktop.
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Office Scripts: Is it the beginnings of the end of VBA era?
It has been quite some time now a lot of talk around the future of VBA. Here comes the Office Scripts in Microsoft Office web apps like Excel (in its preview) with two important features to seed the beginnings of the end of VBA era: Actions recorder: Mimicking VBA macro…
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Infographic of Table Merge or Join Operations
Most data analyses start with organizing the data, at least starting with organizing in tabular format. This implies tables are the most fundamental formats to deal when analysing data. Here I crafted an infographic showing the most commonly performed merge or join operations among tables. Hope you will find this…
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Cascading or dependent drop-down lists using Data Validation tool in Excel
If you are thinking of bringing interactivity to the reports in Excel, you may have come across the need for having a simple drop-down list or a more complex cascading drop-down list (i.e., a drop-down list whose values are dependent on the value already selected in another drop-down). Example Scenario:…