10+ Excel features in Home tab that every beginner MUST learn

1 Don't just Paste, Paste Special! Position in tab: Clipboard group>Paste button drop down | Shortcut: Alt+Ctrl+V This one is definitely a speciality in Excel's arsenal of features. Normal paste option only put what you copy...

Formatting Numbers in Excel – Conditional Formatting Vs Custom Number Formatting

Accountants are always dealing with numbers. And its not always about highlighting positives. In some cases we have to make negative numbers standout and having a negative sign is just not enough. Similarly to...

My Top 10 personal favourite Excel keyboard shortcuts

Everybody has preferences and likeness towards Excel keyboard shortcuts and I am no exception. So here is my personal top 10 list of Excel keyboard shortcuts that help me immensely when going through my...

Formatting Dates in Excel the better way using Custom Number Formatting – How To

Time is of prime importance and having dates in your data is most of the time essential bit of whole. However, making the dates look the way we want is often cumbersome in spreadsheets...

Using Excel Custom Number Formatting as Data Validation Tool

Excel custom number formatting feature is immensely powerful. From hiding things to formatting telephone numbers correctly, to changing colours to use them to insert symbols in data or chart, it is definitely of great...

Calculate the difference between two times in Excel

Its tough to manage times and sometimes it is difficult to manage the time related calculations even in Excel. Suppose you have a situation where you are given Start and End time and you have to find the...