I have a column of around 100 equations that can only be solved with solver in Excel. Is there any way to create a macro for this purpose. The layout of the spreadsheet given below. [more inside]
posted by Lucubrator on Nov 1, 2009 - 3 answers

MS Excel Problem: How can I filter out all but the latest entry for each unique ID? [more inside]
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party on Jun 9, 2009 - 4 answers

I need MS Excel and Word to play together nicely. I can do what I need to in Word, and I can do what I need to in Excel; it's the Relationship that's Complicated. Maybe I need workflow advice? Basic knowledge? Please, please keep reading. [more inside]
posted by cheeken on Feb 5, 2009 - 14 answers

MS Excel Question: If I have a column with a range of dates in it, is there a formula that will tell me how many years ago that date was from today? [more inside]
posted by Rock Steady on Nov 14, 2008 - 13 answers

I have a very large MS Excel spreadsheet in Mac Office 2008 (yuk). I want to find every cell that contains bold text and append an asterisk to it -- i.e. "bold cell text" becomes "bold cell text*". I can probably find a Windows machine if necessary. How can this be done automatically?
posted by beniamino on Nov 2, 2008 - 4 answers

MS Excel question: Creating a master spreadsheet that dynamically updates when information is updated from any one of six other spreadsheets. Possible? [more inside]
posted by Diskeater on Jan 13, 2008 - 6 answers

ExcelFilter: I don't see an easy one-function way to get the initial letters of a text string in Excel. Is there such a beast? [=Text(MI)] [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Sep 29, 2004 - 8 answers

I'm looking for a good, but very basic Excel tutorial. I'm somewhat familar with computers at large, but suddenly faced with an office productivity application my eyes are rolling up in my head and I'm drooling liberally. [more inside]
posted by elwoodwiles on Jul 10, 2004 - 2 answers

ExcelFilter: I want to determine if a given value is in a range of cells. A simple true/false evaluation would be sufficient, though returning a reference to the cell might be nice.
posted by namespan on Jun 3, 2004 - 4 answers