This tutorial demonstrates what functions are, what they do, and how to use them. Along the way, you'll meet some of the key functions built into VBA - including functions that convert data from one data type to another. Read more...
Excel can manipulate your data by using formulas. Formulas can be as simple as adding two or more numbers together or as complicated as determining the calculation of a second-order differential equation. Read more...
By using an old Excel4 macro function called EVALUATE in a special way, you can easily evaluate text equations (an equation formatted as text and interpreted as such by Excel) as actual calculations. Read more...
To get a word count of any cell or range of cells, we'll use a combination of SUBSTITUTE and LEN function/formulas. Read more...
Although referencing data by name is convenient, it's sometimes more helpful to store a constant value or even a formula, especially if you've been creating custom functions in VBA. Read more...
Excel's automatic incrementing of cell references works well most of the time, but sometimes you might want to override how it works. Read more...
You've surely seen Excel spreadsheets that have alternating row colors. For instance, odd-numbered rows might be white, while even-numbered rows might be gray. Conditional formatting makes this easy. Read more...
Using this tutorial, you can spare yourself the trouble of removing them by hand. Read more...
Validation needs can vary depending on the context in which the validation is used. However, you can create a spreadsheet in which one validation list changes depending on what you select in another. Read more...
When working with multiple lists, you can force a list to change by using a combination of option buttons plus a ComboBox. Read more...
