1. Double-click the Excel 2007 program icon on your desktop to open it or select its name from the list of programs in the Start menu's 'All Programs' list. Click the Excel Office button and select 'Excel Options.' Click 'Advanced' and scroll down to the 'General' section. Click the checkbox to remove the checkmark from 'Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE).' Close Microsoft Excel. Double-click on any saved Excel file to open it and see that the 'There Was a Problem Sending the Command to the Program' error message no longer appears.2. Open the Excel program. Click...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
What Are Some Practical Uses for Excel?
1. Manage your finances with Excel. Create a personal or family budget and track your income and expenses by month or year. Create a spreadsheet that helps you plan and track your savings for retirement, or for your child's college education. Use Excel's built-in mathematical functions to automatically calculate routine or complex equations.2. Create a calendar or schedule with Excel. Whether it's a weekly, monthly or yearly calendar for your family; a personal daily appointment planner; or a schedule for managing homework, bill payments, or your favorite sport team's games, Excel makes it...
How to Lock Cells in Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel 20071. Open the Microsoft Excel 2007 application on your computer. Make sure you have the worksheet with the cells you want to lock open.2. Select the cells that you want to lock on your worksheet using your mouse. You can also select an entire column or row.3. Click on the “Home” tab and then click on the “Format” option from the “Cells” group. Click on the “Format Cells” option.4. Click on the “Protection” tab and then click on the box next to the “Locked” field so that it’s selected. Click on the “OK” button.5. Click on the “Review” tab and then click on the “Protect...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
How to Make Merged Cells in Excel 2003 Grow With Wrapped Text
1. Select the cell in which you want the merged text to appear by clicking it.2. Open the 'Format' menu, select cells from the shortcut menu and when the Format Cells dialog box opens, click on the 'Alignment' tab. The alignment page opens. Go to the Controls section and click the 'wrapped text selection' button. Click 'OK' to close the Format Cells dialog box.3. Adjust the cell width to the desired size using the 'select and drag' method or the Format Cells dialog box.4. Begin the merge formula by typing '(=' without quotes in that cell.5. Click the first cell that contains the wrapped...
How to Manually Change the Margins in Excel 2010
1. Open 'Microsoft Excel 2010.'2. Press 'Ctrl' plus the letter 'O.' Locate and open an Excel spreadsheet that you want to print.3. Click 'Page Layout' at the top.4. Click the 'Margins' icon and click 'Custom Margins' at the bottom of the menu. Set custom margin sizes depending on your requirements. Click 'OK.'5. Press 'Ctrl' and the letter 'P' to open the Print window, which will also show a print preview. If you want to adjust the margins on the page visually, click the 'Show Margins' icon, which is the left-most of two small icons in the bottom-right corner of the Print window. Click...
How to Size All Columns to Fit
1. Hold down the Shift key and click on each column you want to size to fit, or click 'Select All' to highlight all columns.2. Go to 'Format' and select 'Column.'3. Click 'AutoFit Selectio...
How to Connect Excel Spreadsheets
1. Open the two spreadsheets that you want linked (you should have two open windows).2. Go to the worksheet you want to import data to and click on a cell that you want the imported data displayed.3. Type an '=' sign into the formula window (the blank line at the bottom of the toolbar.4. Navigate to the sheet you want to import the data from and click on the cell with the data. For example, click on cell A1.5. Go back to the spreadsheet that you want the data imported to. Excel will paste the name of the worksheet and the cell reference into the formula line. Press 'Enter' and the imported...
How to Disable Auto Backup in Excel
1. Click the 'File' tab and then 'Save As.'2. Click the down arrow next to Tools and click 'General Options.'3. Un-check the 'Always create backup' box to stop Excel from automatically backing up your fil...
Microsoft Excel Visual Basic Tutorial
1. Click on the 'Alt' and 'F11' keys from within any Excel worksheet or workbook to open the Visual Basic Editor (VBE). You can also access the VBE by clicking on the 'Developer' tab and then clicking on 'Visual Basic.'2. Click on the 'Insert' tab, and then click on 'Module' to open a blank window for your program.3. Type the word 'Sub' (for subroutine) or 'Function' into the window, followed by the name of your program. For example, 'Sub italics()' is the first line of a subroutine called 'Italics.' If the VBA returns a result such as a number, it's a function. If it performs a task without...
Monday, July 25, 2011
How to Merge Cells on an Excel Spreadsheet
1. Click the 'Home' tab on the command ribbon.2. Click and drag to select two or more adjacent cells. A black border surrounds the range of cells. The highlighted cells display one white cell in the upper-left corner and one or more blue cells. Only this white cell retains its data.3. Click the down-arrow in the 'Merge Center' command in the 'Alignment' group. The three merge options include 'Merge Center,' 'Merge Across' and 'Merge Cells.'4. Click the preferred merge option. The cells become one larger ce...
How to Create a Table in Excel 2003
1. Open Excel on your computer, and start a new spreadsheet.2. Enter your data into the spreadsheet. If the table is to be row-oriented, enter the desired calculation formulas to the left and just below the data. If the table is column-oriented, enter the calculation formulas above the first value and in the column immediately to the right of the data. Assistance for understanding formulas is available in the Excel 'Help' section.3. Go to the 'Data' tab, and select 'Table.'4. Enter the cell number where the calculated data should appear in the 'Column input cell' field or 'Row input cell'...
How to Remove Mass Links in Excel 2007
1. Open the Microsoft Excel 2007 file on your computer that contains the links you want to remove.2. Enter '1' into a blank cell within your worksheet. Right-click on the cell with your mouse and then click on the 'Copy' option.3. Hold down the 'CTRL' key on your keyboard and select each link in your worksheet that you want to remove.4. Click the 'Home' tab. Click the arrow below the 'Paste' field in the 'Clipboard' group. Click the 'Paste Special' option.5. Click the 'Multiply' option and then click the 'OK' button. Click the 'Home' tab again and then click the 'Cell Styles' option...
Sunday, July 24, 2011
How do I Add the Microsoft Excel 11.0 Object Library?
1. Insert your Office 2003 disc. The Office 2003 Setup window will open.2. Select 'Add or Remove Features.' Click 'Next.'3. Check the 'Choose advanced customization of applications' box. Click 'Next.'4. Click the plus sign next to 'Microsoft Office Excel.' This expands that section of the applications and tools list.5. Click the down arrow beside '.NET Programmability Support.' Click 'Run from My Computer.' Click the 'Update' butt...
How to Remove Grid Lines
For Excel 20031. Select the cells in the spreadsheet from which you want to remove the grid lines. Do this by left-clicking on the mouse and holding it down as you move the cursor over the cells you want to select.2. Click on the 'Format' menu at top of page.3. Click 'Cells.'4. Click on the 'Patterns' tab.5. Click on the background color of the spreadsheet. In most cases, the color is white.6. Click on the 'Border' tab.7. Click on the arrow in the 'Colors' box. Click on the color of the gridlines. In most cases, the color is 25% gray.8. Click 'Outline.'9. Click on 'OK.' The...
How to Determine if a File Exists in Excel VBA
1. Copy the following code:Option ExplicitFunction FileOrDirExists(PathName As String) As Boolean'Macro Purpose: Function returns TRUE if the specified file' or folder exists, false if not.'PathName : Supports Windows mapped drives or UNC' : Supports Macintosh paths'File usage : Provide full file path and extension'Folder usage : Provide full folder path' Accepts with/without trailing '\' (Windows)' Accepts with/without trailing ':' (Macintosh)Dim iTemp As Integer'Ignore errors to allow for error evaluationOn Error Resume NextiTemp...
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