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Tip #183_Google Chrome

Some GOOGLE CHROME tips

 

Found an image, online, that you like to locate more (similar) images of?

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Tip #184_Windows 10

Windows 10: ZIP (file compression) is built into Windows

 

Good-bye WinZip and other third-party compression programs – that feature is built right into Windows 10.

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Tip #185_Excel

Excel: Generate a Unique List (get rid of Duplicates) – Method #2

 

Scenario:

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Tip #186_Excel

Excel: Getting the Numeric Presentation That You Want

 

Are there are times that you want to display values a certain way – but just can’t seem to find the right format? Excel allows you to customize your numeric values any way you want. For this example – we’re going to choose the CURRENCY format…then customize it so that zero values as as zero (instead of the default dash).

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Tip #187_Excel

Excel: How to sum visible rows in a Filter

 

Full tip: Excel tip

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Tip #188_Excel

Excel (Advanced): vLookup to Return a Function Result

 

Those familiar with VLookup know that they are a handy way to look for one value (or name) and return the corresponding value in a table. But what if you want the result of a function – instead of the lookup value?

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Tip #189_Windows10

Windows 10: Jump to a distant folder with one click

 

Scenario: in the Windows Explorer RECENT list, you see a file that you worked on recently – but it’s another file in that same folder that you really want. How do you open the folder that that recent files belongs to?

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Tip #190_Excel

Excel: Are you a wiggler?

 

Paste as Values is a handy function, if you need to convert some equation results into constant numbers. But it is a Paste Special function – which requires an addition step (after you COPY, you need to either right-click (or reach up and click the bottom-half of the PASTE button) and figure out which of the Paste icons is the VALUES icon).

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Tip #191_MicrosoftOffice

VARIOUS: Keyboard shortcuts (because, like chocolate, you can never get enough)

 

Full tip: Microsoft Office tip

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Tip #192_Excel

Excel (Intermediate): How to calculate an Average of cells – ignoring zeroes

 

Full tip: Excel tip

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