Friday Challenge – The Right Graph Style For What I Want to do

A newer Excel Chart creator had this question: "This is a scatter with smooth line and markers graph. What I would like to have displayed,...

Friday Challenge – Step Chart for an Excel Time Series

I was recently asked for assistance with this request: Hi Steve, I am trying to make a hypnogram with data that we collected over the course...
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Friday Challenge – Data Transformation

This weekend starts the ModelOff competition. "ModelOff is the world’s largest professional competition for Microsoft Excel, Financial Analysis, Investment Analysis and Financial Modelling." -Modeloff Site If...

Friday Challenge – The Boss Says “Can you create some graphs?”

Here is the scenario that thrills Excel data analysts and sends chills down most employee’s spines: Thursday afternoon: Your department sent out an Excel spreadsheet...

Friday Challenge – Showing More Categories in an Excel Chart

Can you help Kevin with his problem? Kevin saw this article: How-to Add a Line to an Excel Chart Data Table and Not to the Excel...
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How-to AverageIF Excluding Zeros Across Excel Worksheet Tabs

I didn't receive any sample formulas from Friday's post that included a Friday Challenge, so maybe I stumped everyone when asking you to create...

Friday Challenge – My Answer – Chart This Data in Excel

Challenge – Chart This Data in Excel - My Answer A few Fridays ago, I posted this challenge: Link here: friday-challenge-chart-this-data-in-excel Where I asked you to send...

Friday Challenge – Mimic Newspaper Chart Line Style in Excel

Hi All, Here is a fun challenge that I thought you might like.  I  saw this chart in the Denver Post and I wondered how...

Friday Challenge – Recreate this WSJ Chart

I thought I would give you all something to do before we finish the final posting on Excel Chart Sheets.   So I have been traveling...

Friday Challenge – Allocation Formulas

  Today I have 2 formula challenges that you may find interesting.  They are both different types of allocation formulas.   Challenge 1: Problem: You have 9 tasks...