How to Remove PivotTable Fields from Pivot Charts
When creating Pivot Charts from PivotTables, the PivotTable fields will be displayed on the chart. In this tip, you’ll learn how to quickly hide them so that your report looks neater. Applies To:...
View ArticleHow to generate a barcode in Excel
This tip shows you how to generate a barcode in Excel that will enable you to track stock, sales, purchases or fixed assets. Applies To: Microsoft® Excel® for Windows 2010, 2013, and 2016. Excel has no...
View ArticleHow to fix wrapped data labels in a pie chart
When creating a pie chart and adding data labels to the slices, the wording can sometimes split into two lines—giving you wrapped data labels that aren’t visually appealing. In the below example,...
View ArticleHow to remove blank cells between your data in Excel
As you work through a spreadsheet, you may delete a number of cells and then want Excel to shift all the cells up again so that there are no blanks. In this tip, we explain how to remove blank cells...
View ArticleHow to work with numbers containing more than 15 digits in Excel
Numbers containing more than 15 digits in Excel are not often used, however some users might use them when recording credit card numbers, account numbers, stock codes, etc. Applies To: Microsoft®...
View ArticleHow to calculate the average of the top 5 values
Let’s say you have a workbook containing sales over a two year period. You would now like to know what the average is for your top 5 sales values, as well as the value for your largest sale. In our...
View ArticleHow to add a variance and running total in a Pivot Table
In our example workbook, we’re working with Date, Value In and Value Out fields. We need to create a Pivot Table that will also display the variance per month, as well as a running total of the...
View ArticleHow to create a step chart in Excel
A step chart shows changes that occur over irregular intervals. For example, it can show stock movement changes, interest rates, etc. A step chart is the perfect alternative to a line chart as it...
View ArticleHow to automatically highlight specific data using a bar chart in Excel
This Microsoft® Excel® tip will come in handy when you want to create a chart that will populate your data and highlight only specific parts of that data. Download the workbook to practise this...
View ArticleHow to stop your Excel charts from disappearing
Have you ever experienced your Excel charts disappearing when you hide the columns showing the data? By default, Microsoft® Excel® shows only visible data in a chart. In this tip, we will show you how...
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