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17Dec 2020 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

How to Unhide All Sheets in Excel

100 level, Excel

In Excel out-of-the-box, you can select multiple worksheets and hide them with a single click. However, if you have a workbook with multiple hidden sheets there is no easy way to unhide all of the sheets. By default, you need to unhide each sheet individually. On a workbook with many hidden worksheets that can be a drag. Until now. Unhide All Excel Worksheets With a Single Click With the Office PowerUps (OPU) Workbook Tools for Excel you can unhide all of the hidden sheets in a workbook with a single click. This is super useful when you are sent a workbook with many hidden sheets that you need to look thru. I've had to do this countless times as I'm sure you have too. You get a workbook from somebody…

17Sep 2019 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

Excel Functions Missing in Office 2016: IFS, MAXIFS, MINIFS, SWITCH, CONCAT, TEXTJOIN

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[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] Where did the IFS function go? (same for MAXIFS, MINIFS, SWITCH, CONCAT and TEXTJOIN) Can't find IFS function in Excel 2016? Does it seem like you were once able to use the IFS function in Excel with your worksheets? Can't find the IFS function in Excel 2016? Do you have a standalone license (a non-Office 365 subscription) of Office? Do your function names now resolve to "_xlfn.IFS"? (same for MAXIFS, MINIFS, SWITCH, CONCAT and TEXTJOIN) In looking at various posts online, one user notes in his version 16.0.6568.2025 the IFS function worked. After an update from Microsoft to version 16.0.6868.2048 the IFS function no longer worked. (Lost new functions like "ifs" & "switch" & "maxifs" after upgrade to 16.0.6868.2048 at today) Other posts such as Excel new functions…

14Nov 2018 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

Get IFBLANK and IFZERO added to Excel

200 level, Excel, Uncategorized

[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] Do you wish you had either IFBLANK or IFZERO available in Excel? Sometimes it is handy to be able to test for a blank cell or a zero value in the same manner you would use the IFERROR function. Instead of doing something like this: =IF(SUM(A1:Z1)=0,"The value is zero",SUM(A1:Z1)) You can now do this: =pwrIFZERO(SUM(A1:Z1), "The value is zero.") As your test value or expression gets more complex, you can see how this simpler formula would be much easier to read, write, and maintain. Similarly, you can test for a blank cell using the pwrIFBLANK function. For example: =pwrIFBLANK(A1, "The cell is blank.") instead of: =IF(ISBLANK(A1), "The cell is blank", A1) Check out the pwrIFZERO and pwrIFBLANK functions in the Excel PowerUps Premium Suite add-in. You'll get the…

12Feb 2017 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

Subscription Pricing Now Available

Excel

Subscription Pricing Now Available for Excel PowerUps Premium Suite Since the Excel PowerUps is an add-in, it needs to be installed on each PC that needs access to the new or enhanced functionality provided by the add-in. Volume purchase discounts were a way to get a break on the overall cost of installing on multiple PCs. Now, several annual subscription options have been made available to help lower the initial cost and better support installation on multiple PCs at a lower cost. Note: This does not affect existing license holders as there is no change to the perpetual licenses and ability to update to newer versions. Solo Artist Are you the only one among your colleagues that needs or uses the Excel PowerUps add-in? The Solo Artist subscription tier is…

08Feb 2017 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

Simulating an Event Happening by Using Excel

300 level, Excel

[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] TRUE AND TRUE Isn't Always TRUE From a Boolean perspective, of course TRUE AND TRUE = TRUE. However, sometimes you may want to model something in a simple manner that may be much more complex then a couple of inputs. For example, imagine you wanted to simulate whether it was going to snow on a given day. Perhaps you have one value that identifies whether it is cloudy or not. In another value you have identified whether it is freezing cold outside. If CLOUDY = TRUE, and FREEZING = TRUE, you still can't say SNOW = TRUE. The final factor may be whether or not there will be any precipitation on that day. Lets say there was a 60% chance of precipitation. The chance of snow would then be…

03Jun 2016 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

IFS Function in Excel 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007

300 level, Excel

[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] You can add the IFS Function to Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007 Excel 365 or Excel 2019 introduced a new function called IFS. You can add an IFS function in Excel 2016, 2013 or your copy of Excel 2010, or 2007 with the Excel PowerUps add-in. This IFS function in Excel 2016 (or earlier) allows you to specify a series of conditions easily in a single function without having to nest several IF functions. For example: =IF([test], IF([test2], IF([test3], IF([test4],[value4_test4_true],[value4_test4_false]), [value3_test3_false]), [value2_test2_false]), [value_test_false]) Each condition of the IFS function is followed by the value to be returned if the condition is true. The value returned will be for the first condition that is true. You can also specify a default value to be returned if none of the…

01Jun 2016 by Charlie Nichols 1 Comment

SWITCH Function for Excel 2013, 2010, and 2007

300 level, Excel

[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] Now Available: SWITCH Function for Excel 2013, 2010, and 2007 Excel 2016 introduced a new function called SWITCH. You can add a SWITCH function to your copy of Excel 2013, 2010, or 2007 with the Excel PowerUps add-in. The SWITCH function allows you to specify an expression and a series of values and results. Each of the values are compared to the expression and the first one to match has its corresponding result returned. You can also specify a default value to be returned if none of the values matches the expression. If you have ever have to fight keeping track of nested IF statements, you'll definitely appreciate the simplicity of the SWITCH function. Example of the SWITCH function This is an example of the SWITCH function in Excel…

21May 2016 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

TEXTJOIN, SWITCH, IFS, MAXIFS, MINIFS, CONCAT Available for Excel 2013, 2010, 2007

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[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] New Functions Available for Excel 2013, 2010, 2007 The following functions are available for Excel 2013, Excel 2010, and Excel 2007 in the Excel PowerUps Premium Suite. CONCAT IFS MAXIFS MINIFS SWITCH TEXTJOIN These functions were introduced in a recent update for Excel 2016 and are now available for Excel 2013, 2010, and 2007 in the Excel PowerUps Premium Suite. In addition to these six functions, the Excel PowerUps Premium Suite also includes 50 functions that were added to Excel 2013. Similarly, these are available for Excel 2010 and Excel 2007. CONCAT The CONCAT function is similar to the CONCATENATE function. In addition to text strings, you are able to select multiple ranges of text to concatenate them. IFS The IFS function is a option to creating a bunch…

26Jan 2016 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

How to pick a random value from a range of cells in Excel

200 level, Excel

[wp_ad_camp_1] [wp_ad_camp_4] How to pick a random number from a range of cells Here's how to pick a random number from a range of cells in Excel. And actually, it doesn't need to be a number. If you have a range that contains data (names, numbers, dates, whatever) and you need to randomly select a value from that range, you can use the pwrRANDFROMRANGE function. It's as easy as selecting the range. See below. Example Let's say you have data contained in a range of cells between A1 and D200. Let's say this range contains a set of names and you want to randomly select one. You would use the following formula in Excel. =pwrRANDFROMRANGE(A1:D200) If your data is contained in a single column. No problem. pwrRANDFROMRANGE works just as well with…

04Nov 2015 by Charlie Nichols No Comments

Concatenate a range of cells in Excel – Easily

200 level, Excel

[wp_ad_camp_1] Concatenate a Range of Cells in Excel Concatenate a range of cells in Excel without having to individually select every cell that you want to concatenate. The pwrCONCATENATE function (part of the Text Analyzer Assistant in the Excel PowerUps Premium Suite) lets you select a range of cells to concatenate. Additionally, you can add a delimiter between the concatenated cells if you wish. Also, you have control over whether to concatenate rows first or columns first. You can have empty cells in the range. They'll just be skipped. For example, you can use the following formula. =pwrCONCATENATE(E3:G30, " ", "COL") This will concatenate the range of cells between cells E3 and G30. Each cell will have a space (" ") character inserted between and the concatenation will go in the…