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Excel formula help - vertical and horizontal in same calculation
Hello, I have a set of data that contains resource names and their FTE effort per month. I'm trying to calculate their start month and end month in two cells but can't get my head around the correct formula. Here is an an example data set: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 1 ID Employee Start Month End Month M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 2 1 John ?? ?? 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 3 2 Brian ?? ?? 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Alison ?? ?? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 The result I'm looking for is for John - Start M4, End M9; Brian - start M1, End M6; Alison - start M7, End M12 .. i.e. its linked to non-zero cells I have a formula using match/index that I found on the web that is getting the start date (example of John's row): =INDEX('!E$1:P$1, MATCH(TRUE, '!E2:P2<>0,0)) I can't however amend that formula to work for the end date. I'm more familiar with XLOOKUP than MATCH/INDEX and I'm assuming there is some embedded XLOOKUP (=XLOOKUP("1", A:A, XLOOKUP("<>0", <<second row>>, <<first row>>) - cant get this to work , that could work here, but its outside the limits of my abilities. Suggestions please?Solved66Views0likes4CommentsLinks from Word to pdf doc online not working
I I am suddenly unable to jump from a hyperlink in Word to a PDF on the internet. I insert a hyperlink in Word that points to the online PDF. When I click on the link I get a message stating "This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install app or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page." I have checked my Default App settings, and Adobe acrobat reader is associated with file type "pdf," as well as "URL: adobe acrobat." I also went into "Manage Extensions" in Chrome and made sure to select "Allow access to file URLs" within the Adobe Acrobat extension to Chrome. I can paste the url into a search bar in my browser and that works fine, but not as a hyperlink from within the Word document. This has happened suddenly on my desktop and my laptop. Any idea what the problem is?Solved47Views0likes3CommentsLost ability to create macros
Just tried to create a macro and have found that all the buttons on the macro console are greyed out. I've been editing macros in this file earlier but now all have disappeared and I can't do anything with the macro console. All set up in the trust centre ok. Any ideas?Solved83Views0likes3CommentsA button to transpose data into a destination table
Hi, I have a table filled with data that I need to be pasted into a final blank table but the destination table is larger than the original table. Also the data needs to be sorted by one column and the column order doesn't match. See image. This is a process that needs to be carried out by people with limited experience of excel or even computers, hence thinking that a button linked to a macro might be a solution, but open to any solutions! ThanksSolved144Views1like7CommentsAdd a page title to a OneNote page using Power Automate
Hello, I have set up a flow in Power Automate to create a new page in OneNote. It extracts information from an email, including the information that I want to be the title of the new page in OneNote. The flow creates the new page in the correct notebook and section, but the page is untitled. My flow correctly composes the title in a Compose action named PageTitle. The parameters for the action "Create page in a section" only include the following Notebook Key Notebook section Page Content AI suggested that I add the page title to Page Content inside either an html h1 tag. I tried that. It does not turn the text inside the tag into the title of the page. It simply formats the text inside the contents of the OneNote page. I also tried using the html title tag. That didn't work either, and the PageTitle wasn't even output into the contents of the OneNote page, so it was just empty. I would appreciate suggestions for how to do this. I cannot see either a OneNote tag or Power Automate tag for this discussion. If I am posting my question in the wrong discussion place, please direct me to the right place. Thanks.Solved58Views0likes2CommentsHow to retrieve the latest unit cost
Hello, I am sharing a condensed version of a pricing file that lists from Cols A to C Item Codes and pricing by date. The goal is to retrieve the latest unit cost for a particular Item Code. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wm9Ry7PGqM0qirY6GeKu1F9ZHzR3kFrj/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=103354753371375324640&rtpof=true&sd=true Note: the formula in Cells F5:G48 may return N/A because of the link that automatically opens up as Google Sheets. In Cells F5:G48, I have attempted to retrieve the latest Unit Cost by first bringing in Unique Item Code from the repetitive Item Code in Column B. Unfortunately, the unit cost coming in for most of the items is incorrect. For example, Item Code: ABR00054 should have a latest unit cost from 12/6/2023 of $42.98. However, the xlookup(maxifs) function that I am using is bringing in $4.53. I thought that the formula shown in Cells G5:G48 would work but something is scrambling the formula logic. Can you please point out if the formula is incompatible with the source data layout as presented in Cols A to C? Please consider highlighting another formula that will be able to provide me with the data that I am looking for. Thank you. Regards, Shams.Solved115Views0likes6CommentsMerging two Columns Vertically, not Horizontally
I wish to merge two columns. However, all suggestions I have found so far use horizontal merging, often using the Concatenate command, so cell A1 contains John, and cell B1 contains Jones, producing in cell C1 John Jones, that's what I mean by horizontal merging. In my Case the A column contains dates, and the B column contains what happened on that date. eg. A1 May 1963 B1 The Beatles had their first no. 1 single The output I want in the C column is, something like this May 1963 The Beatles had their first no. 1 single So the date in Column A goes above the data in Column B which is what I mean by vertical merging. Can it be done?Solved83Views0likes2CommentsSpellcheck problem
Since a few days, my Word Online refuses to give suggestions for spellchecking. I already contacted support, but they cant help me. I will add a screenshot for clarity. Can anyone please help me out? I've tried all standard things already and it always used to work.Solved203Views1like18CommentsSpell Number in Bangladeshi/Indian Style By Excel Formula.
On web there is SpellNumber() VBA custom function which spell numbers to word in million, billion. We Bangladesh, India, Pakistan spell amounts like lakh, crore etc. Here is a formula to convert amounts to word in Bangladeshi/Indian style. In attached file there is also a generalize LAMBDA() named function SpellNumberBD(). =LET(x,A2,lr,TEXT(INT(x),"00000000000000"),cr,LEFT(lr,7),lc,RIGHT(lr,7),dec,ROUND(x-INT(x),2)*100,c,CHOOSECOLS, digits,{"One","Two","Three","Four","Five","Six","Seven","Eight","Nine","Ten","Eleven","Twelve","Thirteen","Fourteen","Fifteen","Sixteen","Seventeen","Eighteen","Nineteen"}, Tenths,{"Ten","Twenty","Thirty","Fourty","Fifty","Sixty","Seventy","Eighty","Ninety","Hundred"}, SPELL,LAMBDA(val,abr,IFERROR(IF(val<20,c(digits,val),c(Tenths,LEFT(val,1)) & IFERROR(" " & c(digits,RIGHT(val,1)),"")) & SWITCH(abr,6," Lakh ",5," Thousand ",3," Hundred ",1," Poisa Only.",""),"")), Taka,SPELL(--MID(cr,1,2),6) & SPELL(--MID(cr,3,2),5) & SPELL(--MID(cr,5,1),3) & SPELL(--MID(cr,6,2),"") & IF(--cr>0," Crore ","") & SPELL(--MID(lc,1,2),6) & SPELL(--MID(lc,3,2),5) & SPELL(--MID(lc,5,1),3) & SPELL(--MID(lc,6,2),""), Poisa,IF(dec<=0," Taka Only."," Taka And " & SPELL(dec,1)),TRIM(Taka & Poisa)) Alternate Download Link (Google Drive).Solved112Views2likes1CommentAgent in SharePoint option is not visible in the M365 admin center
Agent in SharePoint option is not visible in my M365 admin center under pay as you go service and it's only show Syntex services option not the Agent in SharePoint. As before we were able to see both options like Agent in SharePoint and Syntex services but now Agent in SharePoint is not visible. I have also attached the screenshot where both of the options were visible but now the Agents in SharePoint option is not visible, so is there new update in admin portal or is this is some kind of issue?Solved116Views0likes3CommentsHow to filter visible cells by formula after applying filter to a dataset.
I have a dataset from A1:B11 (in real case many more). I apply a filter on dataset, for example filter data for Retailer1 and Retailer3. I want on a separate sheet to filter these visible cells using formula (not VBA). Preferably using a generic LAMBDA function like =FILTERVISIBLE(A2:B11). Any thought or idea to achieve it?Solved115Views0likes6CommentsSection Headers and Footers - 'Same as previous..'
Hi All Just seeing if anyone has a workaround for section headers and footers issue i'm having.... I have a document that multiple sections, each section has a 'Different First Page Header/Footer' as there are different header images for each section. The footer is pretty standard across the document - page numbers and specific document info... My document has..... (for example) Section 1: First Page Header/Footer (page 1) Section 1: (pages, 2, 3, 4, 5) Section 2: First Page Header/Footer (page 6) Section 2: (pages 7, 8, 9,10) and so on.... If i try 'Same as Previous' on 'Section 2 First Page' footer (page 6) it takes the footer text from 'Section 1 First Page', rather than Section 1: Page 5 If i try 'Same as Previous' on 'Section 2: Page 7' footer, it takes text from Section 1: Page 2, rather than Section 2: First Page: page 6 Is there any way of just making the footer continuous across the whole document? without changing the header which is different for each section.?? At the moment i'm having to edit each footer for each section which can be tiresome at best. Anyway, hope that makes sence Thanks for your help in advance. JSolved41Views0likes3CommentsAccessing an App through 'Open in new window' from Teams only opens file error
Hello, I have deleted an Excel file from a SharePoint folder that I don't need anymore. Now, when I try to open Excel 365 from 'Open in new window' in Teams, I don't get to the usual landing page with recent files, options for a new file, etc. but just an error message: 'Sorry, this file has been deleted or moved', referring to the file that I have indeed deleted. I can access the usual landing page if it's in the Excel 365 window embedded in Teams, but opening the app in a new window is no longer possible. Why would the landing page for opening an app in a new window not be the normal landing page, but just an error message, with no option to open another file, seems counter-intuitive. Does anyone have a solution? Best regards, MJSolved32Views0likes2CommentsData Validation Conditional Formating
I have a shared spreadsheet where coordinators enter staff codes for particular tasks they would like them to do (it's not a timesheet, just a future planning tool). I have set up a data validation to warn them if they enter a staff code that is not in the list, however if someone leaves after their code has been entered, the validation doesn't re-check so the now-invalid code remains happily in the spreadsheet. I need the cells to highlight if the staff code is not in the list. Does anyone know if this is possible? Currently, I need to search for each code as someone leaves and manually remove them from the spreadsheet and then ask coordinators to re-enter new values. It would be great if it would just flag them in red when I remove them from the staffing list and coordinators can see if there is (now) an error that needs fixing. Not sure how to attach a file as it's not 'link'able with a URL, so here's screen shots:Solved104Views0likes4CommentsConditional formatting across sheets
I have a sheet which manages the works of multiple budgets. One sheet provides an overview of the budget and the next show the various schemes attributed to the numerous budget codes. Currently I have to flip back and forth to see whether the budgets have available monies before progressing a scheme but with a high number of jobs each day this can be quite time consuming. I would like a formula to format the budget name cell in the second sheet (B:B) when the value in the available budget column (J:J) relative to the specific budget name (B:B) both in the first sheet, is showing as a negative figure.Solved90Views1like2CommentsMovement in spreadsheet as form after enter
When using an Excel spreadsheet as a form, is there a way to move from one cell location directly to another cell location after pressing enter in the first cell? What I want to do is have the user enter the width in cell B7, hit enter, and have B9 become the "active" cell, then enter the length in B9, hit enter, and have B11 become the "active" cell, so on and so forth. Essentially I want to skip from one input cell to another without having to go through all of the rows. Not all "moves" from one cell to another would be exactly two rows down, other locations in the spreadsheet would require moves of 3 or 4 rows to get to the next "active" cell. All of my moves would be in the same column though. Thanks to all who look at this.Solved61Views0likes2CommentsDrawing data from multiple spreadsheets
Hi, So I have multiple spreadsheets with animal numbers and their weights I want to combine it on one spreadsheet The problem is that not all the animal numbers are on all the tabs, so I need a calculation that will "skip over" the one's not there. So for example this sheet (28 October) there are animals without tags and we gave them numbers 0.1-0.3, and then below that you'll see that 24004 wasn't weighed on that day so I don't want the formula on the final sheet to bomb out. If there's some way to do this process faster than what I'm doing currently - one by one = and then selecting the tab and the corresponding weight and animal number. Please and thanks so much!Solved85Views0likes1CommentCustom Sparkline Formula
I am in the process of moving to Excel from Google sheets. I am trying to build a project sheet and add a formula that will provide a "sparkline" for quick reference of the projected start and end dates, and then based on the status of the task (not started, in progress or complete) and today's date in relation to the start and end dates of the task, change color (Green, yellow, red, etc). Here is the formula I use in Google Sheets, but I cannot get it to work in Excel. =SPARKLINE(if(OR(today()<D5,today()>E5),{int(D5)-int($D$2),if(D5=E5,1,int(E5)-int(D5))},{int(D5)-int($D$2),today()-int(D5),1,int(E5)-today()}),{"charttype","bar";"color1","white";"color2",if(G5="Complete","grey",if(today()>E5,"red",if(AND(today()>D5,today()<E5,G5="Not Started Yet"),"darkred",if(AND(today()>D5,today()<E5),"orange",if(G5="In Progress","orange",)))));"max",int($E$2)-int($D$2)}) In this formula, Column D represents the start date and Column E represents the specific task end date. D2 and E2 represent the Project start and end date. Any Advice?Solved43Views0likes2Comments
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