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Excel, comparing data in two columns

I have two columns with various amounts. I know that amounts in column A add up to match numbers in shorter column- B. Is there any way Excel could do this calculation for me and show me which numbers ...
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How do I split single cell contents into multiple columns without seperators?

I have an excel spreadsheet that has the following: Cell A1 ABCD 1234 I would like to split this to be CELL A1: ABCD CELL B1: A CELL C1: B CELL D1: C CELL E1: D I tried using the ...
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Numbers conditional formatting based on a different cell in the same row

I have a Numbers spreadsheet, with "quantity required" and "quantity in stock" columns, then each part is on a row. I'm trying to use conditional formatting to turn a cell yellow when # required = # ...
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Is there a way to delete everything except what is selected in Excel?

I have an Excel template with 20 tabs (worksheets) and plenty of data in each sheet. When a user opens a copy of the template, he will only need to use one tab. Is there a sneaky way to select that ...
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What is { } used for in Microsoft Excel 2010?

I came across this function in one of my worksheets and wanted to know what the curly braces are used for. Here is an example. {=array(sheet1!a1,sheet2!a3,sheet2!a5,sheet2!a6)}
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Rows disappear when removing duplicates libreoffice

I pasted a lot of data in Column A. Then I removed duplicates: Data > Filter > Standard Filter > More Options > No Duplication Now I'm stuck in row 2632, i.e. I can´t scroll up to rows ...
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Complex rota hours calculation in excel

OK so there are a number of different shifts in operation here and I want a total hours formula. problem is the rota is written using a number of different notations for different shifts some are ...
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ADDRESS function nested in SUM returns Err: 502

When working on one problem, I came upon something that confuses me and was hoping for some clarification. I am trying to use the SUM() function in a very round about way. The formula ...
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Spreadsheets: How do I perform functions on a set/array described by a row of (count, value) pairs?

I have excel 2000, google docs, and the latest open office calc available to me. I'm after a solution in any of those, ideally. I have a multiset of data described by rows of (count, value) pairs. ...
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Alternative, more efficient scraping method for a noncoder, than Google doc's importxml and xpath?

I've searched throughout the net for a simple solution, but it seems everyone has their own unique method (coding language) of achieving this. I'm only just beginning to learn Linux, and my coding ...
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Searchable tags in Excel?

I'm building a database of spiders, organizing them by name, country, and region within that country. The problem is that many of the spiders exist in multiple countries and regions within that ...
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copy worksheet to several workbook

I created a worksheet/spreadsheet with functions and references to cells in other worksheets/spreadsheets within same workbook to create a report of other worksheets within the same workbook. I have ...
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Excel Formula to Calculate Duration of Time Based on a String of Text Such As 9:00am — 12:30pm

I'm trying to develop an Excel formula that would calculate the actual time duration for a string of a time range of the following format: 1:00am – 3:00am According to this article it seems it should ...
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In Excel, doing a “Freeze Panes” on the right-most column instead of the left-most?

My understanding of Excel's "Freeze Panes" feature is that you can only freeze the left-most column(s), or top-most row(s). However, I have a table where a very important column needs to be located ...
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Using excel, how can I count the number of cells in a column containing the text “true” or “false”?

I have a spreadsheet that has a column of cells where each cell contains a single word. I would like to count the occurrences of some words. I can use the COUNTIF function for most words, but if the ...
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What's the difference between “vlookup” and “lookup” in Excel?

What is the main basic difference between VLOOKUP and LOOKUP in Excel? I read the main point is that you can specify a range of columns in VLOOKUP and then pick one to return the value. However, it ...