When I see a blog post or a question or answer on a forum that seems to suggest that ‘VBA is something extra and not really part of proper Excel (really)’ I...
Philosophy
Since there’re tons of Excel courses online and in-classroom training, does the business world really need any more? To use Excel you need to know how to use it 🙂...
Whenever I demonstrate a powerful idea that usually has ALREADY made a huge difference in an organisation, there’s always somebody who’s coming from some...
PREVIEW! Excel has some powerful features. Here’s a chance to see whether you have mastered them. How would you use them in a real life situation? Download the...
Exactly that. Imagine a bus has overturned and some of the passengers are trapped underneath. Superman flies in, as he does, and lands in a flourish. The people are...
First a clarification. This blog is about the many questions asked on Excel forums, where the question asked is ‘how can I do this using this tool or...
This is another rant that could get me into trouble if I’m not careful with my words! Let me start with a real-life illustration. I visit my family in Sri Lanka...
Since the beginning of Excel I’ve been playing a little game. Mainly for my own amusement, though it also helped me further my career while improving processes in...
I’ve written loads about the essential difference between ‘teaching things’ and ‘learning how to do things’. To ‘figure out how to do...
I created the Cruise Liner Co Challenge for two reasons. 1 – Excel skills vs ‘APPLIED’ Excel skills There are hundreds of videos showing how to do...