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Work Like a Dog Day
It's true. Today, August 5 is Work Like a Dog Day.
- Watch videos of working dogs doing what they're trained to do.
- Learn about the training of working dogs.
- Make a video about your average workday.
Use #WorkLikeADogDay to follow on social media and to #CelebrateEveryDay.
📦Today's One Cool Tip Shows How to Use the New Modernized Grid for Microsoft Excel on the Web.
Discover how the newly released Modernized Grid for Microsoft Excel on the Web transforms your data management with enhanced features and intuitive controls.
These new features include:
- Resize Rows and Columns
- Simplified Insert Options
- Streamlined Unhide Feature
- Freeze Panes
- Drag & Drop
- Highlight Cells
Read the full Cool Tip HERE.
🆒Tell Me More About Excel
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First on Mac: Excel was originally released for the Macintosh in 1985, marking the beginning of its journey as a leading spreadsheet software.
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Codename Odyssey: During its development phase, Excel was internally referred to by the codename “Odyssey” before it was officially named.
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Toolbar Pioneer: Excel was the first application to introduce the use of a toolbar, a feature now common across many software applications.
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Colorful Spreadsheets: The program supports 16 million colors, allowing for detailed and visually appealing data presentations.
🔢 By the Numbers
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🌐 1 Billion+ Users: Excel is utilized by over 1 billion individuals globally.
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📊 17 Billion Cells: A single Excel worksheet can hold up to 17,179,869,184 cells for extensive data projects.
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🧮 400+ Functions: Excel offers a library of over 400 specialized functions to assist with various calculations.
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⏳ 39 Years of Evolution: Since its debut in 1985, Excel has been evolving for over 39 years.
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🌍 40+ Language Options: The software is accessible in more than 40 languages, catering to a diverse user base.
✅ Must-Read Tech Tips.
👀 How to Transform Image Data into Excel
Have you ever wondered how to transform data trapped in an image into an editable Excel spreadsheet?
And you don't want to rekey in all of the data manually?
Excel’s ‘Data From Picture’ feature streamlines your data entry so you don't have to re-key.
Here's how to do it.
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Open Excel.
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Select a tab where you want the data to go.
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Select the Data tab.
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In the ‘Get and Transform Data’ section, choose 'From Picture’.
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You can import data from an image file saved on your device or from your clipboard.
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To insert a saved image, choose ‘Picture From File’.
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To insert an image from your clipboard, choose 'Picture From Clipboard’.
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Be sure you have an image copy in your clipboard.
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Excel’s AI will analyze the image and extract the data.
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Review and edit the data before inserting it into the spreadsheet.
Discover more HERE.
🤔 Have You Ever Wondered How to Expand the Formula Bar?
Are you tired of scrolling left and right to view long formulas in Microsoft Excel?
Expanding the formula bar in Microsoft Excel is a useful trick that can help you view long formulas without having to scroll left and right.
There are two ways to expand the formula bar in Excel.
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The first way is to hover your mouse near the bottom of the formula bar until you see an up-and-down white arrow. Click that arrow and drag down until the bar gets big enough to accommodate the entire formula.
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The second way is to use a keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + U.
Learn more HERE.
🙋♂️ Here's How to Insert a Picture "Inside" an Excel Cell.
Have you ever wanted to insert a picture into a cell in Microsoft Excel, but didn’t know how?
You can now insert pictures inside an Excel cell and not just on top of it.
Previously, you could only insert a picture on top of cells.
Here's how to do it:
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Open the worksheet where you want to insert the picture.
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Select the cell where you want to insert the picture.
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Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
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Click on the Pictures button in the Illustrations group.
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Select Place in Cell.
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Select where to Insert Picture From
- Navigate to the location of the picture and select it.
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Click on the Insert button to insert the picture into the selected cell.
Get more HERE.
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⌨️Today's Cool Keyboard Shortcuts - Excel
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Ctrl + Arrow Keys - Navigate through your spreadsheet with precision using Ctrl + Arrow Keys, jumping to the edge of data regions effortlessly.
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Ctrl + Shift + L - Manage large datasets like a pro. Activate filters with Ctrl + Shift + L and analyze your data with just a few keystrokes.
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Alt + E, S - Take control of how you paste your data. Alt + E, S, opens the Paste Special dialog, giving you options to paste exactly what you need.
✍️Today's Haiku
Grids of endless cells
Numbers dance, formulas sing
Data's tapestry
🔎 Do you have a Cool Tip or question? Email us at onecooltip.com@gmail.com
😜 Tech Joke of the Day😅
Why did the Excel cell get sent to jail?
It was charged with formatting misconduct.
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