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How To: Calculate interest rate risk in Microsoft Excel

As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 54th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate interest rate risk or IRR.

How To: Use conditional formatting for a student attendance report in Microsoft Excel

You can use conditional formatting in Microsoft Excel to create an easy attendance report for you classroom. This can also be applied to other similar types of reports. The report in this video includes the names of the students, the total possible days of attendance, the actual amount of days attended by each student, the percentage of attendance, and their rank in the class. Just follow along with the video to see how it's done.

How To: Track cash on hand with a table Microsoft Excel 2010

Learn how to keep track of cash on hand via special table in your MS Excel 2010 workbooks. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular digital spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Excel 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started tracking cash for your own budgets, take a look.

How To: Type a bomb symbol in Microsoft Word

This video will show you how you can simply type a symbol of a bomb in Microsoft Word. Using three easy steps, the symbol can be simply inserted into a word document. After opening up the Microsoft Word program, the user should then change the font type to a font which is called "Wingdings". This font will create symbols in the place of the regularly typed letters. In order to obtain the bomb symbol, simply type "M" (capital m) and the symbol will appear. The symbol should appear as a simple ...

How To: Fix a DGET #NUM! error in Microsoft Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 595th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to resolve a problem that the DGET function and advanced filter have with criteria and duplicates. See how to switch to either the VLOOKUP function or not criteria for advanced filter.

How To: Cross-check two lists for discrepancies in MS Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 528th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to check two data sets (lists & tables) to see if there are discrepancies using the MATCH and VLOOKUP functions.

How To: Change Excel options directly in the Registry

This video shows us the method to block the formula bar, scroll bars and the status bars in Excel. Click on 'Start' and type 'regedit'. Click on 'regedit' and go to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER'. Open it and go to 'Software' and 'Microsoft'. Expand it and go to 'Office' and open the version of Office on your computer. Expand it and go to Excel. Choose the options folder. Go to the 'Options' item and right click on it. Go to 'Modify' and type 150 in the text box. Click on 'OK'. Now restart the Excel and...

How To: Create dynamic sub tables in Microsoft Excel

New to Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly advanced as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 538th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to create dynamic sub tables based on master sheet array as well as how to create array formulae quickly with the Drill-Through method. All this is accomplished with recourse to the COUNTIF, IF, ROWS, INDEX, SMALL, ROW functions.

How To: Make a footnote in MS Word 2007

This video shows you how to make a footnote in MS Word 2007. 1. Click on the last letter of the word where the footnote refers to. 3. Click on the References tab. 4. Click Insert Footnote. 5. A tiny number will appear beside the word where you clicked and a footnote number with a line on top will also appear on the last part of the page. 6. Type in the words or the notes. 7. You may now continue typing your work.

How To: Multiply & divide fractions using Excel key points

To multiply and divide the two fractions is a single step problems. Just multiply both the numerators and denominator for obtaining multiplication of two fractions, and for the division just multiply numerator of first fraction with denominator of second fraction and keep it in numerator place, and for the denominator place you just multiply the denominator of first fraction with numerator of second fraction.

How To: Calculate age in Access using the DateDiff function

The Microsoft Office Access 2007 relational database manager enables information workers to quickly track and report information with ease thanks to its interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge. In this Microsoft Access video tutorial, you'll learn about using the DateDiff function to work out age from birth date. For more, including detailed instructions, watch this Access how-to.

How To: Create subforms in Microsoft Office Access 2007

The Microsoft Office Access 2007 relational database manager enables information workers to quickly track and report information with ease thanks to its interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge. In this Microsoft Access video tutorial, you'll learn about creating subforms (assuming relationships have already been created). For more on subforms, watch this MS Access how-to.

How To: Score a Full Version of Microsoft Office for Only $10

When it comes to text documents and spreadsheets, Microsoft Office is the be-all and end-all office suite—but it's not cheap. Paying anywhere from $140 to $400 puts a big dent in your bank account, especially if you're a broke college student eating ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Something that I wish I would've known about during college is Microsoft's HUP (Home Use Program). With HUP, any employee or student of an organization that has a Microsoft volume license is eligible to purc...

How To: Use table styles in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011

Want to know how to style tables in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011? It's easy and this video will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular word processing application, new to MS Word 2011 or even an expert merely looking to brush up on the fundamentals, you're sure to be well served by this quality video tutorial from the folks at Lynda. For all of the details, and to get started using table styles in your own Office for Mac 2011 projects, watch the video.

How To: Calculate monthly retirement income in Microsoft Excel

As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is finance math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 12th installment in his "Excel Finance Class" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate average and marginal tax rates with Excel.

How To: Navigate & use the Query by Example (QBE) interface in Microsoft Access 2007

In this clip, you'll learn how to take advantage of the Microsoft Access QBE interface. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular data management application or a seasoned MS Office professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Access 2007 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.

How To: Format charts in MS Word 2007

In order to format graphs and charts using Microsoft Word 2007, click on Chart Tools. The tabs at the top of the screen provides you with your options. You can change the type of chart or graph by clicking on Change Chart Type. If there is a particular type of chart that you would like to use again and again, then you can save it as a template via the Save As a Template icon. You can edit the data in your chart of graph by clicking on Edit Data. You can modify the chart layout by clicking on ...

How To: Create drop down menus in Excel

In this software video tutorial you will learn how to create drop down menus in Excel using Data Validation. This example will show you how to display a list of parts in a drop down menu. Create the list of parts somewhere in your worksheet. Then in the cell underneath the one where you want to display the parts, go to the data validation window and enter the data. For this select the cell and then press 'Alt + D + L' to bring up the data validation box. Here you click on 'settings' and selec...

How To: Remove tabs & scroll bars from an Excel spreadsheet

This video tutorial is in the software category where you will learn how to remove tabs and scroll bars from an Excel spreadsheet. Open a work sheet and you will find scroll bar on the right and at the bottom. But, why should you take them off? If you are making a user form that you want to send to your employees and you don't want them to mess it up, then you may do this. Go to the office button and click on 'excel options' at the bottom. On the next window go to the 'advanced' tab and scrol...

How To: Use a calendar for future projects in MS Project 2007

In this tutorial, we learn how to use a calendar for future projects in MS Project 2007. First, go to the "tools" menu, then down to organizer. Choose the calendar tab and then change what the calendars are available in. Choose ABC Limited, then click on "copy". Now, click on "close" and open up a new project. From here, go to "project" then "project information", and you will be able to change to the other calendar. Remember to change the default under the options so you have the correct tim...

How To: Insert a horizontal line in Microsoft Office 2007

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to a horizontal line in Microsoft Office 2007. Begin by clicking on the Page Layout tab and select Page Borders. Then click on Horizontal Line. Scroll through the list and select a type of horizontal line. When finished, click on OK. Users are able to drag the horizontal line around by holding down the left button on the mouse and moving it. When users highlight the line, right-click on it and select Format Horizontal Line. There users will be able to...

How To: Creating data-entry forms in Microsoft Access 2010

Learn how to create data-entry forms when working in Microsoft Access 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular database management application or a seasoned MS Office professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Access 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using data-entry forms in your own Access projects, watch this free video guide.

How To: Use templates in Microsoft Excel 2010

Learn how to employ templates when working within Microsoft Excel 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular digital spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Excel 2010 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using templates in your own Excel 2010 projects, watch this free video guide.

How To: Navigate worksheets in Microsoft Excel 2007

Learn how to get get around worksheets in MS Excel 2007. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the unique features of Excel 2007, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started navigating Excel 2007 worksheets yourself, watch this free video guide.

How To: Create linkage formulas in Microsoft Excel 2007

Learn how to create linkage formulas in MS Excel 2007. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular spreadsheet application or a seasoned business professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the unique features of Excel 2007, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using linkage formulas in your own 2007 workbooks, watch this free video guide.

How To: Calculate bonuses based on years worked in MS Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 601st installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to use the VLOOKUP & IF functions to make bonus calculations based on the number of years worked.

How To: Control percentages with a scroll bar in MS Excel

New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun and Mr. Excel, the 46th installment in their joint series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to create scroll bars that will control a percentage in a cell.

How To: Reference worksheets and workbooks in Excel formulas

Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you've come to the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the 6th installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn how to create worksheet and workbook references in formulas.

How To: Use the Advanced Filter tool to extract data in Excel

Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you're in the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the 19th installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn about using Advanced Filter to extract data from an Excel List/Table/Database. See these 7 Advanced Filter examples:

How To: Use database functions in Microsoft Excel 1997-2003

Are you looking for a way to make your Microsoft Excel formulas simpler, faster and more efficient? If so, you're in the right place. With this free video lesson from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 3rd installment in his "Excel Formula Efficiency" series, you'll see how the Excel 2003, 2002, 2001, 1997 Database D functions (DSUM, DAVERAGE, DCOUNT) are much faster than SUMPRODUCT and SUM array formulas.

How To: Calculate incentive rates by formula in MS Excel

As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is business math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 39th installment in his "Excel Business Math" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to calculate (piecework/comission) incentive rates by Excel formula.