Add Filter Commands at Top of Right-Click Menus

Do you spend lots of time in Excel tables, filtering the data, then clearing those filters later? If so, this free add-in from AlexJ will help you save time. The add-in will add filter commands at the top of right-click menus, where they’re easy to use.

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Change Excel Shape Colour Automatically

We all want to be remembered for our contributions to humanity. That’s why, way back in 2004, I made an Excel Smiley Face sample (aka “Happy Face”). There was a new version in 2009, and here’s another update, to change the Smiley Face shape colour automatically. You can do the same thing with other shapes too, like partial circle “pie slice”. Is there a Nobel Prize in this category?

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List All Excel Files with Dates

Last week, someone asked if I could stop zipping the sample Excel files that you can download from my website. Well, I thought about it carefully, and decided to leave things as they are. Excel helped me decide, and you can get the macro that I used, to list all Excel files with dates and sizes.

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Show Excel UserForm Automatically When Workbook Opens

You can add a UserForm to your Excel file, so it’s easy for people to enter data, without going to the table where the historical data is stored. Usually, I add a worksheet button that opens the form. But, with a simple macro, you can show Excel UserForm automatically, when workbook opens.

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