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susan harkins
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About Susan Harkins
Susan Sales Harkins is an IT consultant, specializing in desktop solutions. Previously, she was editor in chief for The Cobb Group, the world's largest publisher of technical journals.
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How to find duplicates in Excel
March 5, 2013 10:56am PST
You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Excel.
7 Latest comment by ssharkins@...
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Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document
February 22, 2012 8:16am PST
Use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.
2 Latest comment by ian@...
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How to add a drop-down list to an Excel cell
June 12, 2008 12:00am PDT
Drop-down lists can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.
43 Latest comment by dhivya.vasu01@...
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10 ways to reference Excel workbooks and sheets using VBA
August 25, 2009 9:08am PDT
Excel offers myriad options for referring to workbooks and sheets in your VBA code. See which methods make sense in which situations.
5 Latest comment by johnywhy@...
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Use SUMIFS() to sum by multiple conditions in Excel
November 14, 2011 11:25am PST
Excel's SUMIF() lets you sum values, conditionally. It's new sibling, SUMIFS() lets you sum values by multiple conditions.
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How to use Excel 2010's new conditional formatting with references
August 30, 2010 8:40am PDT
Excel 2010's new referencing option makes conditional formatting more powerful than ever before!
10 Latest comment by manishdhir
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Add horizontal lines to a Word document
September 29, 2010 12:00am PDT
Susan Harkins shows you two easy ways to insert a horizontal line into a Word document.
8 Latest comment by Shrike49
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Build a simple timesheet in Excel
May 3, 2013 12:43am PDT
Excel makes it easy to set up a system for tracking time. Follow these steps to create your own or download our sample timesheet template and customize it to fit your needs.
12 Latest comment by emma0123
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How to Alphabetize Lists In Word
May 29, 2007 12:13pm PDT
I learned something new the other day—Word can alphabetize a list. I’m sure many users already know this, but it’s brand new to me. Years ago, I could do this with WordPerfect, but I’ve...
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Three Outlook Calendar defaults you can have your way
May 6, 2013 7:51am PDT
Don't work harder than you need to. Change Outlook Calendar's defaults to suit your working habits.
6 Latest comment by jonathan_armstrong@...
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Four ways to insert an em dash in a Word document
March 1, 2010 12:00am PST
When you need an em dash, you can let Word enter it for you the easy way. If that approach doesn't suit your needs, try one of three manual methods.
30 Latest comment by Marshwiggle
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Use Word's Vertical Alignment settings to center a page
July 28, 2010 6:30pm PDT
Centering text vertically isn't difficult; you just have to know where to look!
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Use COUNTIFS() to evaluate multiple count and criteria ranges
May 21, 2012 10:37am PDT
Excel's COUNTIFS() function is flexible enough to handle different ranges and data types.
4 Latest comment by jbenton@...
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The secret to unhiding column A in an Excel worksheet
March 16, 2009 12:00am PDT
After you hide column A, it might seem like it's gone forever. Fortunately, there are two simple tricks for unhiding it.
7 Latest comment by fallon.stuart@...
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Quickly fill blank cells in Excel
April 26, 2010 10:50am PDT
Blank cells can spell trouble. Here's an easy way to fill in those blanks and protect the validity of your data.
10 Latest comment by Midhunmj
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A quick and dirty way to compare columns of Excel data
April 6, 2012 11:41am PDT
Using this little-known feature in Excel, you can quickly compare one column of data to another.
25 Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Delete a stubborn page break in Word
January 8, 2010 7:13am PST
Sometimes, Word won't let you delete a page break. The fix is usually simple -- although the cause might surprise you.
23 Latest comment by kramer22
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Build a simple timesheet in Excel
January 26, 2010 9:43am PST
Excel makes it easy to set up a system for tracking time. Follow these steps to create your own or download our sample timesheet template and customize it to fit your needs.
38 Latest comment by raj_as
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Use a formula to trigger Excel's Conditional Formatting feature
January 5, 2009 1:07pm PST
If you need a visual clue to hype a worksheet, use Excel's Conditional Formatting feature to help values stand out.
29 Latest comment by JNirvaha
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Use a custom format in Excel to display easier to read millions
March 14, 2012 11:16am PDT
Use a custom format in Microsoft Excel to reduce the number of digits in a large number without losing its scale.
8 Latest comment by jeng02@...
