Save Time Entering Decimal Points in Excel

When your stuck entering a lot decimal places, have Excel make your life a little easier by entering them for you automatically. To set a fixed number of decimal places, go to Excel Options, Advanced tab, check Automatically Insert a Decimal Point, and set the Places box to the proper number of decimal places, then …

Read more

Number Format Shortcut in Excel

I must be dense. All these years I’ve had one main gripe about Excel and that’s always having to format numbers with a thousands separator and two decimal places, and no easy way to do it. Now I find out there’s been a shortcut for it all along. Ctrl+Shift+! I found the shortcut in Excel …

Read more

Excel Files on the iPad or iPhone

Documents To Go® Premium lets me open and modify Excel files from my Dropbox folder right on my iPad or iPhone. I can also access and modify spreadsheets from my Google Docs account. Excel email attachments can be downloaded, viewed and edited. This is a big plus when traveling with the iPad, or iPhone for …

Read more

Excel on the Web – Another Spreadsheet in the Cloud

I decided to test the new Microsoft Excel Web App and tell you about my experience in creating a simple spreadsheet, give you a look at the interface, and share my initial opinion. The Excel Web App – Getting Started In order to use the Microsoft Excel Web App a Windows Live account is required. …

Read more