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Q: what's the excel addin called that has a built in hierarchy analyzer? I.e. To analyze span of control etc. Can't seem to find it on Google

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Interviewing for a new job that sounds heavily Excel-based. Any red flags I should ask about to avoid another soul-crushing spreadsheet grind?

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Sometimes I watch those insanely fast Excel competition videos and have a full-on existential crisis about my own skills. Anyone else?

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Best source to learn excel shortcuts?

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Best free resources for learning the ins and outs of Excel?

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My PivotTable is acting WEIRD. The same data keeps showing up under multiple categories and the groupings make no sense. What am I doing wrong?

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Is there an unspoken rule about how many different fonts you can use in a single spreadsheet? (It's one, right?)

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What random thing do you track using Excel? I track every movie I've watched, along with the date, where I saw it, my rating, who I saw it with, and a brief review. My friends definitely think th… more

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Is Python really taking over the MS-Excel space?

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Any recommendations for excel classes or helpful courses I can take to round out my excel knowledge? Tired of bothering the ladies in accounting every time I need to make something.

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Are there certain functions and tools that most companies want you to be an expert at?

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Favorite way to use Excel that is complete overkill for the task or project?

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Ok excel geniuses, help me Obi Wan Kenobi you're my only hope. I hate charts and graphs, it's my one Excel kryptonite.

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Is Analyst basic Excel? If u know excel would u be able to do Analyst?

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I read that you can create QR codes in Excel. Does anyone have experience doing this? I'm looking for a quick guide or reference to help. TY!

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Does anyone know of any website where you can get a part-time job doing programming/data analytics/Excel? Interested to earn some money but also to develop these skills

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Help! I need help with creating a formula that will help me get the requirement of a value falls within multiple parameters. So, what formula should I use in the red cells to return the answer I'm expecting from the right cells?

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Does anyone know offhand which web hosting sites are the easiest to integrate with Excel?

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