This tutorial addresses a common scenario encountered in Google Sheets: how to sum, average, count, and find the maximum, or minimum value in a column between non-adjacent values in another column. The challenge arises from the presence of blank cells between these non-adjacent values. For instance, imagine you receive petty cash for daily expenses from […] The post Analyzing Column A Between Non-Adjacent Values in Column B: Google Sheets appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

You might want to count the number of words in a cell in Excel as part of data validation or conditional formatting. If you are a content creator using Excel for keyword count, you might also be interested in counting the words as part of your workflow. For counting words in a cell in Excel, […] The post Excel Word Count: Beyond SUBSTITUTE appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

Knowing how to sum by quarter is crucial in Excel because quarterly reporting has become a standard practice in many industries. For sum by quarter, we can leverage a regular SUMIFS formula, a dynamic array formula, or a custom function in Excel. The basic SUMIFS formula requires users to input individual formulas for each quarter, […] The post Sum by Quarter in Excel: New and Efficient Techniques appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

Suppose you prefer to sum by month in Excel using a formula. In that case, you can consider three approaches: a basic helper column-based formula, a dynamic array formula, and a custom reusable function. This tutorial covers all the options, allowing you to choose the one based on your requirements. Remember, while all options are […] The post Sum By Month in Excel: New and Efficient Techniques appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

In-cell progress bars in Excel refer to bars that are within a cell, not floating above it. They can be aligned vertically or horizontally within the cell. We will utilize conditional formatting for the horizontal progress bar, whereas, for the vertical progress bar, we will utilize the sparklines column chart. Both methods will dynamically adjust […] The post How to Create An In-Cell Progress Bar in Excel appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

When you have two tables containing an ID column in each, you can combine these tables into a third table in Excel. For instance, consider an employee data table comprising employee ID, first name, last name, department, and position. Additionally, there’s a second table containing employee ID, date, and the amount of advance given. How […] The post Combine Two Tables in Excel Using a Dynamic Array Formula appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

There is a built-in function for counting distinct values in a Google Sheets Pivot table, which is COUNTUNIQUE. However, for the unique count of values in the Pivot table, you may need to rely on a helper column in the source data with the top row containing an array formula. Understanding “Distinct” and “Unique” Before […] The post Count Distinct Values in Google Sheets Pivot Table appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

Do you know how to dynamically restrict conditional formatting within the Pivot Table area in Google Sheets? Google Sheets doesn’t offer specific highlight rules for Pivot Tables out of the box. However, we can achieve this functionality precisely by utilizing custom formula rules based on the GETPIVOTDATA function. In this tutorial, I’ll explore this overlooked […] The post Conditional Formatting for Pivot Tables in Google Sheets appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

VLOOKUP can search multiple keys and return a one-dimensional array in Excel versions that support dynamic arrays. But what about a 2D array? For instance, imagine you need to search for 3 products in one column and retrieve available stocks and warehouse addresses. If all criteria match, you’d expect a result of 3 rows by […] The post Excel VLOOKUP with Multiple Criteria and 2D results (Dynamic Array) appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more

The BYCOL function varies slightly between Google Sheets and Excel but remains true to its core purpose. It applies a lambda to each column in an array, which is why it’s also referred to as a lambda helper function. In Google Sheets, BYCOL can return two-dimensional arrays, unlike in Excel. We can utilize the ARRAYFORMULA […] The post BYCOL Differences: Sheets vs. Excel appeared first on InfoInspired ..read more