How to Paste Special With Word Documents in Microsoft Excel 2003

1. Open your Word document and copy the desired portions of text you wish to paste special into Excel.
2. Open your spreadsheet and scroll to the “Edit” tab on the command bar. Select “Paste Special.”
3. Select the options to paste special. Under the “As” menu, left-click on 'Microsoft Office Word Document Object,' which will paste the copied contents from the Word document into the spreadsheet as a movable object.
4. Left-click on the 'OK' button to paste the Word document into Excel as an object.

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How to Disable Automatic Refresh on Office Excel 2003

1. Log onto your computer and open Microsoft Excel 2003. Open the spreadsheet you want to recalculate.
2. Click the 'Options' menu. Choose 'Tools' from the list.
3. Go to the 'Calculation' tab. Choose the 'Manual' calculation option. Click 'OK' when you are done.

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How to Merge Workbooks in Excel 2003

1. Create a shared workbook by enabling the Track Changes option. Then send it out to others to make changes.
2. Find the copy of the workbook on which you will merge the changes. In Excel, go to 'File > Open' and find the file.
3. Click 'Tools > Compare' and 'Merge Workbooks.'
4. Look for the files you want to merge and add them into the current file.
5. Click 'OK' to merge the files. This is your master copy of this workbook.
6. Save the file.

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How to Remove Duplicates in Excel 2003

1. Open Excel 2003 and copy your two (or more) columns of data into the spreadsheet.
2. Highlight the titles of the columns from which you want to remove the duplicates then click 'Data' and then click 'Filter.'
3. Click 'Advanced Filter' and then click 'OK' if necessary.
4. Click on the 'Copy to another location' option and then click 'Unique records only.'
5. Highlight the records that you want to remove the duplicates from, repeat this process when requested and then select an empty column in the 'Copy to' section.
6. Click 'OK' and your data set is copied into the column you indicated as the 'Copy to' column, excluding any duplicate values found in the data.

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How to Stop Excel From Rounding Up or Down the Numbers to the Nearest Whole Number

1. Launch Microsoft Excel. If you have an existing file you wish to work with, click 'File' at the top of the window, and then click 'Open' to browse to that file.
2. Locate the cell(s) containing the values you want to prevent Excel from rounding. If there are multiple cells not in the same column or row, hold down the 'Ctrl' key as you click each cell with your mouse. If you want to adjust all of the files in a row or column, click the number to the left of the row or the letter at the top of the column to select the entire row or column.
3. Click the 'Home' tab at the top of the window.
4. Click 'Format' in the 'Cells' section of the ribbon at the top of the window, and then click 'Format Cells.'
5. Click the 'Number' tab at the top of the window.
6. Click 'General' under the list of options in the column at the left side of the window, and then click 'OK.'

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How to Import Macros for Excel

1. Open the workbook with the macro you want to import in Excel. Press 'Alt' and 'F11' at the same time to open the built-in visual basic editor.
2. Navigate to the macro you want to move using the left navigation pane.
3. Click to highlight all the VBA code for the macro. Press 'Ctrl' and 'C' at the same time to copy the macro.
4. Open the workbook you want to import the macro to. Press 'Alt' and 'F11' at the same time to open the built in visual basic editor.
5. Double click 'ThisWorkbook' in the left navigation pane. Press 'Ctrl' and 'V' at the same time to paste the macro you copied earlier into the VBA code window of the new workbook. Your macro is now imported.

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How to Use the Scroll Bar in Excel

1. Open the Excel workbook that you want to navigate by double-clicking on it. If you have a different program set your default application to open Excel files, right-click on the excel file select 'Open with' and then choose 'Microsoft Office Excel.'
2. Left-click on the arrow buttons at either end of the main scroll bars to scroll down the spreadsheet one row or column at a time. The vertical scroll bar is located at the far right of the Excel window and the horizontal scroll bar is located in the bottom right-hand portion of the Excel window.
3. Left click on the position bar (the lighter colored bar segment located within either scroll bar), hold down the mouse button, and drag the bar to quickly scroll through the area of the spreadsheet that is being used.
4. Right click on any spot along a scroll bar and select 'Scroll Here' to automatically move the position bar to that spot.
5. Left click on the position bar, hold down the mouse button and the shift key and then drag the bar to quickly scroll through large numbers cells. Holding the shift key and moving the bar will scroll through thousands of cells quickly.

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How to Update Conditional Formatting in Excel 2007

1. Highlight the cells with the conditional format you want to change. To make changes throughout the worksheet, highlight the entire spreadsheet by pressing 'Ctrl' and 'A' at the same time.
2. Click the 'Home' tab in the Office Ribbon and select 'Conditional formatting' from the 'Styles' box.
3. Select 'Manage rules' from the menu that appears. This opens the conditional formatting rules manager dialog box.
4. Click on the rule you want to change.
5. Click 'Edit rule' and select from the dialog box options to update your conditional formatting.
6. Click 'Ok' to save your change, then click 'Apply' to apply the rule to the spreadsheet.
7. Click the next rule and repeat the 'Edit rule' and saving processes.
8. Click 'Ok' to save all changes and close out of the conditional formatting rules manager when you are finished.

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How to Convert Lotus 123 to Excel

1. Click the “File” drop-down menu in Excel. Select “Open.” Double-click the Lotus file in the tree that pops up. Spot check the file to see if formula and formats look the way they should. If the formatting is wrong, keep in mind that WK1 and WK3 files save formatting to a separate file. You’ll have to have that file in the same directory as your WK1 or WK3 file.
2. Click the “File” drop-down menu in Excel. Select “Save.” The Save panel will pop up.
3. Select the .XLS file type in the Save panel and click OK. Excel will then convert the workbook to Excel format.
4. Open the new .XLS file. Search on the phrase “formula failed to convert.” If Excel couldn’t convert a formula, it displays the value that the formula produced and leave the “formula failed” comment. Since these are comments, you’ll have to find them by clicking the following sequence: Edit (drop-down menu), Find, Look in: Comments. Return these cells to formulas if possible.
5. Print out the newly converted spreadsheets and compare the numbers to a printout of the original spreadsheet to make sure every formula converted correctly.

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How to Update a PivotTable Using a Cell Reference

1. Open the PivotTable you want to change.
2. Click on a cell within the PivotTable you want to update.
3. Run the PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard by clicking on the 'Tools' menu and then selecting 'PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard.' It automatically takes you to the wizard for your PivotTable.
4. Skip Step 1 and go directly to Step 2. This step allows you to redefine the cell reference for the source data. Input the new cell reference in the box for source data and click 'Next' and then select 'Finish.' The PivotTable automatically updates with the new data in the new cell reference.

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How to Use Excel Templates

1. Turn on your computer and open Excel.
2. Click on 'File' in the tool bar and select 'New.' This will open a sidebar to the right of your Excel document.
3. Under 'Templates' click on the link that says 'On my computer.' This will open the 'Templates' window.
4. Click on the tab labeled 'Spreadsheet Solutions.' This will display the list of templates available on your computer. Select the template of your choice and then click 'OK.'
5. A new window should now be open and the template you selected should be displayed. Now you can fill in the template, and then save and name it accordingly.

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How to Put Radio Buttons in an Excel Spreadsheet

1. Open Microsoft Excel.
2. Click the Microsoft Office button located in the top left corner of the window. Click 'Microsoft Excel Options.'
3. Click the 'Popular' category and the select check box for 'Show Developer Tab in the Ribbon.' This option is located under the 'Top Options for Working with Excel' heading. Click 'OK' when you are finished.
4. Click the Developer's tab on the menu bar and select 'Insert' from the Controls group. Select the 'Option' button, which is located under 'Form Controls.'
5. Click the spreadsheet cell where you want to insert the radio button.

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How to Create a Password/Username for Excel 2003

Create an Excel 2003 Username
1. Open Excel. Go to 'Tools' and select 'Options.'
2. Click 'General' and enter your new username in the username field.
3. Click 'OK.'
Create an Excel 2003 Password
4. Open Excel, and open the spreadsheet you wish to password protect. Click 'Tools,' then select 'Options.'
5. Click the 'Security' tab. Enter a password in the 'Password to Open' field and click 'OK.'
6. Retype the password when Excel prompts you to confirm, and click 'OK.'

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How to Use Excel to Create a Bell Curve

1. Type the word 'Mean' into cell E1 and 'Standard Deviation' into cell G1.
2. Type the desired mean and standard deviation for your bell curve into cells F1 and H1. The mean represents the average number from the entire data set. In a bell curve, this is often similar to the median, or the number which occurs most often. The standard deviation is a statistical property based on likelihood of occurrence. A deviation of 1 will include 68 percent of all the data in a collection. By the third deviation, almost all the data is included. For example, a mean of 5 with a deviation of 2 means that 68 percent of all the data will fall between the numbers 3 and 7, which are 2 removed from the mean of 5.
3. Type the number '-4' into cell A2. Select the cell after entering the data by clicking on it once. The desired numbers are arbitrary so long as the subsequent formulas are entered accurately for Excel to generate normally distributed data appropriate for the desired bell curve.
4. Click the 'Edit' menu and select the 'Fill' sub-menu.
5. Choose the 'Series' command from the 'Fill' sub-menu. A pop-up window will appear.
6. Select the 'Columns' option in the 'Series in' section of the 'Series' pop-up window. Select the 'Linear' option in the 'Type' section, and type '0.25' into the 'Step value' field. Type '4' into the 'Stop value' field and press the 'OK' button. The 'Step value' is customizable. Enter a smaller number to generate a curve with greater detail and more points, such as '0.1'. A higher number will show fewer data points.
7. Type the formula=A2*$H$1 $F$1into cell B2. Type the formula=NORMDIST(B2,$F$1,$H$1,FALSE)into cell C2. These functions generate the complex distribution of data necessary to form a true statistical bell curve.
8. Select cells B2 and C2 by clicking once on B2 and dragging the mouse to cell C2. Release the mouse.
9. Copy the formulas down through the entire data range. Hover the mouse over the lower-right corner of cell C2. The cursor will change to a black plus sign. Click and drag the plus sign down to the last row which contains data in column A.
10. Select columns B and C by clicking on cell B2 and dragging down to the last row that contains data, and over one column to include C.
11. Click the 'Chart' button at the top of the Excel program window. A pop-up window will appear.
12. Select the 'XY (Scatter)' chat type and press the 'Finish' button. The bell curve is created.

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How to Bring an Image to the Front in Excel

1. Start Microsoft Excel 2007, and open a workbook from your files that contains images in an order you would like to change, or start a blank workbook and insert at least two images.
2. Click to select the image that you would like to bring to the front of the Excel workbook. This means if you put this image over another image it will remain on top, or in the front. White sizing handles will form around the image once you select it.
3. Select the 'Format' tab at the top of the Excel screen. This will display the Format ribbon which contains all the options for formatting an image in Excel.
4. Click the small arrow to the right of the 'Bring to Front' button in the 'Arrange' section of the Format ribbon. A drop-down list will be displayed.
5. Choose the 'Bring to Front' option to bring the picture to the front, so it overlaps all other images on the worksheet. Select the 'Bring Forward' option to bring the image to the front of any other image except those that are set to be brought to the front. Once clicked, the option will immediately take effect to the selected image.

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