Free software for every Analyst

Posted by schone on July 16th, 2008

After working in the ‘analyst’ field for a while now I have come accross a lot of tools which can be helpful to squeezing that extra piece of data out or creating a whiz bang report. Here is a list of free tools which should help you along the way!

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Using the AND / OR operators in Excel

Posted by schone on July 15th, 2008

Coming from a SQL programming background you might find it difficult trying to adapt the AND / OR operators to your Excel formulas, so here is a method that I use to solve this problem.

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How to download an evaluation copy of Windows Home Server 2008

Posted by schone on July 14th, 2008

A lot of people have been trying to download a copy of Windows Home Server 2008 but (like myself) could only find the 120 day trial available by ordering the CD to be delivered via snail mail. So here is how you can download an evaluation copy and avoid the wait!

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Changing your Excel chart series order

Posted by schone on July 3rd, 2008

Here is a quick tip on how to change the order of your series from an Excel chart.

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Creating Web 2.0 Style Objects in Excel and PowerPoint 2003

Posted by schone on July 1st, 2008

previewAfter playing around with Excel and PowerPoint 2007, I was very impressed at the way you can format your objects to look very Web 2.0ish, but as I use 2003 at work a lot I wanted to see if I could replicate this.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to change your objects in an Excel 2003 worksheet or PowerPoint 2003 presentation into Web 2.0 style objects.

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Fill in the blank cells of a Pivot Table

Posted by schone on June 30th, 2008

This is a quick tutorial on how you can populate the blank row area cells which are created by a Pivot Table.

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Converting Text to a Date in Excel

Posted by schone on June 26th, 2008

Can’t perform any date formatting on a cell because Excel doesn’t recognise its contents as an ‘actual’ date? Using the DATE() formula can help you convert a text field to a date field!

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An easy way to browse multiple sheets in Excel 2003

Posted by schone on May 22nd, 2008

Here is a quick tip on how to browse multiple worksheets in Excel. It’s great if you have too many sheets to display on the screen and have to keep clicking on the next arrow!

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How to remove the dashed print area lines in Excel 2003

Posted by schone on May 20th, 2008

Ever wondered how you can remove those annoying dashed print area lines from an Excel worksheet?

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