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Excel Tips

Here you will find common Excel tips and tutorials that can help you speed up your work and get stuff done faster.

How to Calculate Cronbach’s Alpha in Excel

Five survey question cards connect to a Cronbach's alpha result of 0.908 for internal consistency.

When your survey questions aim to measure the same thing, you may need Cronbach’s alpha to show their consistency for a report, thesis, or reviewer. Cronbach’s alpha tells you how …

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How to Calculate Median in an Excel Pivot Table

The middle values 26 and 34 give a median of 30, linked to Austin in an Excel PivotTable.

A median gives you a typical value for your Excel PivotTable summary without letting one extreme number pull it around. You’ll find Sum, Average, Count, and other summaries in Value …

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How to Create a Gauge Chart in Excel

Two Excel gauge charts show 68% and a needle reading of 74 on a 0 to 100 scale.

A gauge chart in Excel shows one number against a scale, so you can see how close your sales or another performance measure is to its target. Like a car’s …

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How to Create a Break-Even Chart in Excel

Excel revenue and total-cost lines meet at the break-even point of 600 units and $30,000.

A break-even chart in Excel shows you how many units you need to sell before revenue covers total costs. On the chart, the revenue and total cost lines cross at …

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How to Calculate Safety Stock in Excel

A highlighted reserve shelf of ceramic mugs illustrates safety stock in a warehouse.

Safety stock helps you avoid running out when sales spike or deliveries arrive late. It’s extra inventory above what you expect to sell while you wait for a delivery. The …

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How to Export Excel to a Pipe-Delimited Text File

An Excel export points to a text file with pipe-separated Order, City, and Amount fields.

A pipe-delimited text file puts each row on its own line, with | between values. A bank or payroll system may ask for this format when you send it data …

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How to Add and Rename a Chart Legend in Excel

An Excel cell labeled In-Store Sales connects to the matching entry in a chart legend.

A chart legend in Excel tells you what each color represents, so you can read the chart without guessing. The legend has no text of its own. Its labels come …

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How to Import HTML Tables into Excel

An HTML table moves from a browser window into an Excel table.

Importing an HTML table into Excel gives you usable rows and columns without retyping the web page’s data or bringing along its clutter. From Web and a VBA web query …

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How to Insert and Edit Equations in Excel

An equation changes from linear notation to a stacked fraction in an Excel worksheet.

Excel’s equation editor lets you show math with stacked fractions and raised exponents, so you can display a model’s calculation in familiar mathematical form. An equation sits in a box …

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How to Create a Broken Axis Chart in Excel

A broken axis separates a 4,850 sales column from five smaller columns in an Excel chart.

A broken axis chart in Excel lets you compare small bars that one much taller bar would otherwise squash near the bottom. It skips an empty stretch of the vertical …

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How to List All Permutations in Excel

Colored M, L, G, and O tiles form different permutations beside the calculation 4! = 24.

Listing all permutations in Excel means writing out every possible order of your items, so A then B counts as different from B then A. Excel can count these arrangements, …

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How to Insert and Link an Excel File in PowerPoint

An Excel worksheet linked by a chain to a PowerPoint slide containing spreadsheet data.

You can put Excel numbers on a PowerPoint slide as a separate copy or keep the slide connected to the workbook so it follows your changes. A normal paste puts …

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