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Count colored cells in Excel
Choose between a color filter with SUBTOTAL and a reusable CountColor VBA function. Includes conditional formatting and recalculation limits.
Add total labels to a stacked column chart
Show totals above stacked columns with a helper total series, without doubling the height of your bars.
Why Excel adds quotes when you copy a cell
Understand extra double quotes around multiline cells, copy a single cell as text, and avoid damaging CSV data.
Sum cells by fill color in Excel
Use a color filter with SUBTOTAL or a SumColor VBA function. Understand numeric text, hidden rows, and conditional formatting.
Fix VLOOKUP when numbers are stored as text
Diagnose lookups that fail on identical-looking IDs. Align data types without losing leading zeros.
Use one macro across workbooks with PERSONAL.XLSB
Create a Personal Macro Workbook and avoid the ThisWorkbook trap when reusing VBA across files.
Show gaps instead of zeros in an Excel line chart
Separate missing data from genuine zero values, and understand why a formula returning an empty string may still plot as zero.
Save an Excel worksheet as a readable PDF
Set print areas, page breaks, and scaling before exporting. Includes a note for readers following older Excel links.
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