In the good old days of Excel, you could change a workbook setting, and see a preview picture of the file contents, before you opened it. That feature was available in Excel’s Open window, but has disappeared in newer versions of Excel. Here’s how to see Preview Pictures, and a warning about using them.
Category: Excel tips
Confusing Options on Excel Status Bar
The Excel Status Bar shows you messages about what’s going on, while you work. Some of those messages are optional, and you can turn them on or off. Here’s how you can customize the Excel Status Bar, and see my notes on a couple of the options that were confusing.
How to Close All Excel Files
In Excel 2013 and later versions, each file opens in a separate window. Unlike earlier single-window versions, there is no Exit button or command, to close all the files, without clicking each window individually.
Excel Roundup 20181025
We’re well into autumn, here in Canada, so it’s time for another Excel roundup. To get Excel links and articles every week, sign up for my weekly Excel newsletter.
Happy Spreadsheet Day 2018
Happy Spreadsheet Day 2018! It seems like we just took down the decorations from last year’s party, and here it is again, our favourite celebration of the year.
Excel Threaded Comments Warning
With Excel comments, you can put a quick note in a cell, to explain a cell’s value. A new type of comment is coming to Excel soon, and here is a warning, before you make the switch.
Excel Roundup 20180712
Are you melting yet, in the summer heat? Stay indoors, and keep cool, while you read this Excel Roundup for summer 2018.
Cross Off Tasks in Excel To Do List
Welcome to the new home of my Contextures Excel Blog! It used to be part of my main Excel site, but the blog needed more room. I had a long “to do” list for the blog move, and Excel made it easy to cross off tasks when I finished them.
Excel Roundup 20180322
Spring has finally arrived, so here is a “Goodbye Winter” Excel Roundup, with articles that I’ve read recently, and upcoming Excel events and free online courses that I’ve heard about. To get Excel links and articles every week, sign up for my weekly Excel newsletter.
Excel Roundup 20171214
Here is an end-of-the-year Excel Roundup, with articles that I’ve read recently. To get weekly links and articles, sign up for my weekly Excel newsletter. Merry Christmas, and happy holidays, and come back for a new blog post in January!