| Introduction |
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Functions, procedures, and named ranges |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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About the Power Utility Pak Offer |
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| Part I: Workbooks and Files |
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Tip 1 Changing the Look of Excel |
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Using options on the View tab |
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Tip 2 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar |
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About the Quick Access toolbar |
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Adding new commands to the Quick Access toolbar |
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Performing other Quick Access toolbar actions |
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Tip 3 Customizing the Ribbon |
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How to customize the Ribbon |
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Tip 4 Understanding Protected View |
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What causes Protected View? |
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Forcing a file to open in Normal view |
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Tip 5 Understanding AutoRecover |
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Recovering versions of the current workbook |
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Tip 6 Using a Workbook in a Browser |
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Tip 7 Saving to a Read-Only Format |
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Send an electronic copy in the form of a PDF file |
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Tip 8 Generating a List of Filenames |
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Tip 9 Generating a List of Sheet Names |
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Tip 10 Using Document Themes |
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Tip 11 Understanding Excel Compatibility Issues |
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The Excel 2013 file formats |
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The Office Compatibility Pack |
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Tip 12 Where to Change Printer Settings |
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| Part II: Formatting |
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Tip 13 Working with Merged Cells |
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Potential problems with merged cells |
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Locating all merged cells |
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Unmerging all merged cells |
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Alternatives to merged cells |
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Tip 14 Indenting Cell Contents |
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Tip 15 Using Named Styles |
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Modifying an existing style |
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Merging styles from other workbooks |
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Tip 16 Creating Custom Number Formats |
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Parts of a number format string |
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Custom number format codes |
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Tip 17 Using Custom Number Formats to Scale Values |
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Tip 18 Creating a Bulleted List |
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Tip 19 Shading Alternate Rows Using Conditional Formatting |
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Displaying alternate row shading |
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Creating checkerboard shading |
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Tip 20 Formatting Individual Characters in a Cell |
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Tip 21 Using the Format Painter |
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Format Painter variations |
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Tip 22 Inserting a Watermark |
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Tip 23 Showing Text and a Value in a Cell |
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Using a custom number format |
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Tip 24 Avoiding Font Substitution for Small Point Sizes |
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Tip 25 Updating Old Fonts |
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| Part III: Formulas |
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Tip 26 Resizing the Formula Bar |
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Tip 27 Monitoring Formula Cells from Any Location |
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Customizing the Watch Window |
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Navigating with the Watch Window |
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Tip 28 Learning Some AutoSum Tricks |
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Tip 29 Knowing When to Use Absolute and Mixed References |
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Using absolute references |
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Tip 30 Avoiding Error Displays in Formulas |
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Using the IFERROR function |
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Using the ISERROR function |
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Tip 31 Creating Worksheet-Level Names |
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Tip 32 Using Named Constants |
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Tip 33 Sending Personalized E-Mail from Excel |
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About the HYPERLINK function |
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A practical example using HYPERLINK |
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Tip 34 Looking Up an Eicact Value |
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Tip 35 Performing a Two-Way Lookup |
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Using implicit intersection |
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Tip 36 Performing a Two-Column Lookup |
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Tip 37 Calculating Holidays |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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Tip 38 Calculating a Person's Age |
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Tip 39 Working with Pre-1900 Dates |
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Tip 40 Displaying a Live Calendar in a Range |
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Tip 41 Returning the Last Nonblank Cell in a Column or Row |
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Tip 42 Various Methods of Rounding Numbers |
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Rounding to the nearest multiple |
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Using the INT and TRUNC functions |
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Rounding to n significant digits |
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Tip 43 Converting Between Measurement Systems |
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Tip 44 Counting Nonduplicated Entries in a Range |
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Tip 45 Using the AGGREGATE Function |
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Tip 46 Making an Exact Copy of a Range of Formulas |
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Tip 47 Using the Background Error-Checking Features |
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Tip 48 Using the Inquire Add-In |
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Tip 49 Hiding and Locking Your Formulas |
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Hiding and locking formula cells |
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Unlocking nonformula cells |
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Tip 50 Using the INDIRECT Function |
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Specifying rows indirectly |
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Specifying worksheet names indirectly |
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Making a cell reference unchangeable |
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Tip 51 Formula Editing in Dialog Boxes |
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Tip 52 Converting a Vertical Range to a Table |
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| Part IV: Working with Data |
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Tip 53 Selecting Cells Efficiently |
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Selecting a range by using the Shift and arrow keys |
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Selecting the current region |
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Selecting a range by Shift+clicking |
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Selecting noncontiguous ranges |
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Selecting multisheet ranges |
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Tip 54 Automatically Filling a Range with a Series |
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Tip 55 Fixing Trailing Minus Signs |
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Tip 56 Restricting Cursor Movement to Input Cells |
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Tip 57 Transforming Data with and Without Using Formulas |
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Transforming data without formulas |
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Transforming data by using temporary formulas |
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Tip 58 Creating a Drop-Down List in a Cell |
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Tip 59 Comparing Two Ranges by Using Conditional Formatting |
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Tip 60 Finding Duplicates by Using Conditional Formatting |
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Tip 61 Working with Credit Card Numbers |
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Entering credit card numbers manually |
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Importing credit card numbers |
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Tip 62 Identifying Excess Spaces |
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Tip 63 Transposing a Range |
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Using the TRANSPOSE function |
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Tip 64 Using Flash Fill to Extract Data |
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Changing the case of text |
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Extracting domain names from URLs |
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Tip 65 Using Flash Fill to Combine Data |
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Tip 66 Inserting Stock Information |
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Hiding irrelevant rows and columns |
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Tip 67 Getting Data from a Web Page |
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Pasting static information |
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Pasting refreshable information |
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Opening the web page directly |
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Tip 68 Importing a Text File into a Worksheet Range |
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Tip 69 Using the Quick Analysis Feature |
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Tip 70 Filling the Gaps in a Report |
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Tip 71 Performing Inexact Searches |
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Tip 72 Proofing Your Data with Audio |
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Adding speech commands to the Ribbon |
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Using the speech commands |
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Tip 73 Getting Data from a PDF File |
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Using Word 2013 as an intermediary |
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| Part V: Tables and Pivot Tables |
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Tip 74 Understanding Tables |
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Understanding what a table is |
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Limitations of using a table |
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Tip 75 Using Formulas with a Table |
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Working with the Total row |
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Using formulas within a table |
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Referencing data in a table |
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Tip 76 Numbering Table Rows Automatically |
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Tip 77 Identifying Data Appropriate for a Pivot Table |
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Tip 78 Using a Pivot Table Instead of Formulas |
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Using Excel's PivotTable feature |
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Tip 79 Controlling References to Cells Within a Pivot Table |
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Tip 80 Creating a Quick Frequency Tabulation |
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Tip 81 Grouping Items by Date in a Pivot Table |
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Tip 82 Creating Pivot Tables with Multiple Groupings |
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Tip 83 Using Pivot Table Slicers and Timelines |
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| Part VI: Charts and Graphics |
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Tip 84 Understanding Recommended Charts |
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Tip 85 Customizing Charts |
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Adding or removing chart elements |
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Modifying a chart style or colors |
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Tip 86 Making Charts the Same Size |
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Tip 87 Creating a Chart Template |
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Tip 88 Creating a Combination Chart |
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Inserting a preconfigured combination chart |
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Customizing a combination chart |
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Tip 89 Handling Missing Data in a Chart |
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Tip 90 Using High-Low Lines in a Chart |
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Tip 91 Using Multi-Level Category Labels |
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Tip 92 Linking Chart Text to Cells |
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Converting a chart into a picture |
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Converting range references into arrays |
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Tip 94 Creating a Chart Directly in a Range |
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Using conditional formatting data bars |
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Using formulas to display repeating characters |
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Tip 95 Creating Minimalistic Charts |
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264 | (4) |
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Tip 96 Applying Chart Data Labels from a Range |
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Tip 97 Grouping Charts and Other Objects |
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270 | (3) |
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Tip 98 Taking Pictures of Ranges |
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Creating a static image of a range |
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Creating a live image of a range |
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Saving a range as a graphic image |
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Tip 99 Changing the Look of Cell Comments |
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Setting up your Quick Access toolbar |
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276 | (1) |
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Changing the shape of a comment |
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277 | (1) |
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Adding an image to a cell comment |
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278 | (1) |
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Tip 101 Saving Shapes, Charts, and Ranges as Images |
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