How to Insert Copied Cells Multiple Times in Excel

Fill Handle
1. Open the Excel 2010 spreadsheet that has the information you want to copy. Click on the cell you want to copy.
2. Move the mouse to the lower right corner of the cell where there is a small square along the border. When you move your mouse over this square, called a fill handle, the mouse pointer turns into a plus sign.
3. Click and hold the mouse button over the fill handle, then drag the mouse in the direction that you want to copy the information. When you reach the last cell where you want to copy the information, release the mouse button. Excel now automatically copies the information into every cell between the first and last ones.
Paste Feature
4. Open the Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet that you want to work with.
5. Click on the cell that you want to copy and press “Ctrl” and “C” to copy the cell’s contents to your clipboard.
6. Click on the first cell where you want to paste the information. To paste the information in a range of cells, click and hold the mouse button over the first cell, then drag the mouse down to the last cell and release the button.
7. Hold the “Ctrl” key and select the second cell, or group of cells, where you want to paste the information. Continue to hold “Ctrl” until you have selected every cell where you want to paste the information.
8. Press “Ctrl” and “V” to paste the information into every cell you have selected.

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How to Create a Simple Budget Using Excel 2007

1. Open Excel, double click the tab called 'Sheet 1' and change the name to 'Expenses.' All of your expenses will be listed in this first Expense worksheet.
2. Click cell A1 and type 'Date,' press tab and type 'Expense Name,' press tab and type 'Amount ($)' and press tab one more time and type 'Notes.' These four headings will now be the titles of the first four columns.
3. For every expense you have, record the date of the expense in the 'Date' column, a description of the expense in the 'Expense Name' column, how much you spent in the 'Amount ($)' column and include any notes about the expense that are relevant in the final column.
4. Double-click on the second worksheet tab called 'Sheet 2,' and change the name to 'Income.'
5. Click on cell A1 and type 'Date,' press tab and type 'Income Name,' press tab and type 'Amount ($)' and finally press tab once more and type 'Notes.'
6. Record any income you take in on this worksheet, noting the date of the payment, a description of the income, the amount and any notes about the income in the appropriate columns.

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How to Delete Punctuation All Caps in Excel

1. Open the Excel 2010 spreadsheet where you want to remove punctuation and use a different case. Click the 'Developer' tab at the top of the screen. Click the 'Record Macro' button, located on the left end of the Ribbon.
2. Type 'RemovePunctuationCaps' in to the 'Macro name' field. Enter 'q' into the 'Shortcut Key' field. Click 'OK' to close the window. Click the 'Stop' button on the ribbon to stop the macro from recording.
3. Click the 'Visual Basic' button on the ribbon to launch the VBA editor. Double-click 'Module 1' on the left side of the editor. If you have already created a module in this workbook, you will need to click on the last listed module, instead of 'Module 1.' You will see 'Sub RemovePunctuationCaps()' on the right side of the window.
4. Click on the right side of the window. Drag your mouse over the green text between 'Sub Remove...' and 'End Sub.' Delete all this text so that the 'Sub' and 'End Sub' lines are all that exist.
5. Copy and paste the following code between the 'Sub' and 'End Sub' lines in the VBA editor:Dim rng As RangeFor Each rng In Selectionrng.Value = StrConv(rng.Text, vbProperCase)Next rngThis will establish a variable named 'rng' and provide the code needed to change your selection into proper case. If you would rather use lower case, change 'vbProperCase' to 'vbLowerCase.'
6. Enter the following piece of code between the last code and the ''End Sub' line:With CreateObject('vbscript.regexp').Pattern = '[^A-Za-z0-9\ ]'.Global = TrueFor Each rng In Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)rng.Value = .Replace(rng.Value, vbNullString)Next rngEnd WithThis will remove all punctuation from the selected cells.
7. Click the 'X' in the upper-right corner of the editor to close it. Click on the cell or cells where you have the text you want to convert. Press 'Ctr-Q' and the macro will perform the task.

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How to Deselect a Cell

1. Launch Microsoft Excel.
2. Hold down the 'Alt' key and press 'F11.' This will open the Visual Basic editor.
3. Click 'Insert' and click 'Add new module.' Paste the following code in the module on the right and press 'Enter:'Sub UnSelectActiveCell()Dim Rng As RangeDim FullRange As RangeIf Selection.Cells.Count > 1 ThenFor Each Rng In Selection.CellsIf Rng.Address
ActiveCell.Address ThenIf FullRange Is Nothing ThenSet FullRange = RngElseSet FullRange = Application.Union(FullRange, Rng)End IfEnd IfNext RngIf FullRange.Cells.Count > 0 ThenFullRange.SelectEnd IfEnd IfEnd Sub
4. Exit the Visual Basic Editor to get back to Excel.
5. Click 'Tools' >> 'Macro' >> 'Macros' and then double-click 'UnSelectActiveCell.'
6. Hold down the 'Ctrl' key and select the cells that you wish to deselect.
7. Repeat Step 5.

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How to Use Form Control Scrollbar in Excel

1. Open the 'Forms' toolbar in Excel 2003 by going to the 'View' menu, pointing to 'Toolbars' and selecting 'Forms.' Click the scroll bar button on this toolbar. Click on the first cell onto which you want to place the scroll bar and drag the mouse to the last cell onto which you want to place the scroll bar. In Excel 2007, go the 'Developer' tab. Click 'Insert' and select 'Scroll Bar' in the 'Form Controls' group. Click on the first cell onto which you want to place the scroll bar and drag the mouse to the last cell onto which you want to place the scroll bar.
2. Right-click the scroll bar on the Excel worksheet. Select 'Format Control.' The 'Format Control' dialog box will open. Go to the 'Control' tab.
3. Enter '1' into the 'Current Value' box to enable the scroll bar and direct the 'Index' formula to refer to the first item in the range or list. Type '1' into the 'Minimum Value' box, which confines the scroll bar to stop at the first item in the list or range. In the 'Maximum Value' box, type the number of entries in the list or range to limit the scroll bar to the last item. Type the number of increments by which you want to be able to scroll in the 'Incremental Change' box. Type an incremental number in the 'Page Change' box, as well. This form control dictates the increments the scroll bar will move if the users clicks the scroll arrows.
4. Type a cell reference into the 'Cell Link' box or click inside the 'Cell Link' box to place the cursor in it and then click on the cell you wish to use to display the number value showing the item selected when the scroll bar is in use.
5. Click 'OK' to save the changes and close the dialog box. Click onto the Excel worksheet anywhere outside of the scroll bar. Your scroll bar will now be functional.

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How to Insert a Tab Character In a Cell

1. Open your Excel workbook and navigate to the worksheet you are working with. Click inside the cell that you want to modify.
2. Press the 'Ctrl,' 'Alt,' and 'Tab' keys simultaneously and see if a tab character is added to the active cell. Click the 'Format' button if the key combination does not add the tab character.
3. Click 'Cells' and then navigate to 'Alignment.' Click 'Left Indent' and then click the arrow key to add in an indentation that is the equivalent of a tab character. Click again to add another level of indentation.

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How to Use WordArt in Microsoft Excel 2007

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On the 'Ribbon,' the group of icons and tools above the work area of the Excel workbook, select the tab called 'Insert.' On this tab you find a group called 'Text'. Within that group select the 'WordArt' option.
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A menu of choices will drop down. Select the option you would like to use.
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A text box will appear in your worksheet. Notice that the Ribbon has changed to include tools for you to use to tweak your WordArt to appear the way you would like it to.Double click inside the text box and type the text you would like to appear.
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If you would like to rotate your WordArt, click and drag the green circle appearing at the top of the text box.
5. To move your WordArt to a different part of the worksheet simply click and drag it to the location of your choice.
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The text in WordArt can be changed by clicking on the Home tab of the Ribbon and editing the text the same way traditional text is edited.
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Once your WordArt is adjusted to the style and location you choose, you can now print your document. WordArt will appear exactly as you created it on the printed page.

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How to Make a Histogram in Microsoft Excel

1. Open Microsoft Excel and go to 'Tools', 'Add-ins'. Place a check in the box beside 'Analysis ToolPak', click OK.
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Create a table with the following columns: Time of Day, Accidents, Range. Enter the data in the following image.
3. Go to 'Tools', 'Data Analysis' or 'Data', 'Data Analysis'. Click on 'Histogram' then click OK.
4. Click the box beside 'Input Range' and highlight the 'Accidents' data. Click the box beside 'Bin Range' and highlight the 'Range' data. The Input Range is the raw data while the Bin Range provides the intervals to separate the data into.
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In the 'Output Options' select 'Output Range'. Select an empty cell within the worksheet then press OK. This places the histogram and corresponding table on the same worksheet as the original information.
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According to the histogram, the most accidents occur at five hours during the day; when referring to the data table, those hours are 1am, 4am, 2pm (1400 hours), 5pm (1700 hours), and 11pm (2300 hours).

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How to Rotate the Page in Excel 2007

1. Open a new or existing document in Excel.
2. Click on the 'Page Layout' tab.
3. Click on the 'Orientation' button in the Page Setup button group, then select 'Landscape' if 'Portrait' is already highlighted, or 'Portrait' if 'Landscape' is already highlighted.

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How Do I Turn a Microsft Excel Spreadsheet Into a Chart?

Instructions
1. Open Microsoft Excel from the 'Start' menu and wait for the application to load.
2. Enter the data you want to convert into a chart into the cells. Include labels for each column in row 1.
3. Click and drag from the top right cell to the bottom left cell to highlight all the data you want to include in the chart. Highlight the column label headings along with the data.
4. Click the 'Insert' tab on the top of the screen.
5. Choose one of the chart templates from the drop down menus. As soon as you click a chart type it will automatically be inserted into the spreadsheet. You can double-click on the title of the chart to change it.

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How to Set Up a Web Query in Excel 2003

1. Launch Excel and open a new spreadsheet.
2. Select any cell and open the 'Data' menu, open the 'Get External Data' sub-menu and click the 'New Web Query' option.
3. Type the URL address of the Web page you would like to analyze in the text box underneath '1'.
4. Choose an option underneath '2'. You can extract data from the entire page, from only tables or from a specific data table.
5. Select a formatting option: 'none', 'rich text formatting' or 'full HTML formatting'. If you just want to acquire data, then your best option is to select 'none'.
6. Click the 'OK' button and click it again when the dialog box pops up. Excel will populate your spreadsheet with the website data and start from the cell you previously selected.

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How to Insert a Static Time in Excel

1. Start Microsoft Excel 2007, and open an existing workbook from your files in which you want to insert a static time into one of the cells. Alternatively, you can start a new, blank workbook to insert the static time.
2. Select the cell in the workbook you want to insert the static time into by clicking on it. The selected cell will now have a thick black box around it, indicating that it is selected and ready for the next step.
3. Hold down the 'Ctrl,' 'Shift' and ':' keys at the same time on the keyboard. This keyboard shortcut will instruct Excel to enter a static time into the selected cell.
4. Look at the cell, and see the current time to be inserted into the selected cell. This time will not change at any point unless you manually change it yourself. It will not update on its own at any time.
5. Insert the static time into any other cells in the open Excel workbook using the same procedure that is outlined in the previous steps.

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How to Locate the NOW Function in Microsoft Excel

1. Open Excel 2010 and click the 'Formulas' tab. Select the 'Date and Time.' A drop-down list appears.
2. Select 'NOW.' The Function Arguments dialog box appears. Click 'OK.'
3. Review the date and time that has appears in your spreadsheet.

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How to Make a Chart Using Excel 2007

1. Open Excel 2007 and open the file that contains the data you want to use to create a chart.
2. Highlight the data you want to include in the chart by left-clicking on one data cell and dragging your mouse across all of the cells you wish to include. The cells are highlighted in blue when selected.
3. Click on the 'Insert' tab of the toolbar and then select what chart you want to create. The chart is automatically created and placed inside the worksheet.

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How to Convert Wk1 to Xls

1. Confirm that both the data and the format file for the WK1 file are in the same folder.
2. Open the Excel “File” drop-down menu. Click “Open.” Find and open the WK1 file in the folder tree. Don’t open the formatting file yourself, just the file with the WK1 extension.
3. Open the “File” drop-down menu again. Click “Save.” Select .XLS as the file type in the Save panel. Select “OK.” Excel then converts the workbook into the Excel format.
4. Open the converted .XLS file to check for errors. Search for the phrase “formula failed to convert.” If Excel was not able to convert a formula, it defaults to displaying the value that the formula produced and writes “formula failed” in a cell comment. To search the comments for this phrase, open the Edit drop-down menu and click following sequence: 'Find > Look in: Comments.' Recreate the lost formulas where possible.
5. Print out the new spreadsheets and compare the numbers with printouts of the original Lotus workbook spreadsheets, if they are available. This is an additional check to make sure the conversion was performed correctly.

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