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Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (9): The Grammar Nazi
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Excel VBA Tips: Introduction
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Excel Worksheet Tips: Hyperlinks
Excel Worksheet Tips: Hyperlinks When you have multiple sources of data and you wish to reference them all in one worksheet, it can get a bit messy to put all the data on one worksheet. Maybe you want to link to a web page? No problem! Creating hyperlinks in excel 1. Create some text which…
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Mac Tips – Ctrl + Alt + Del on Mac
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Excel String Tips – Part 3: TRIM and CLEAN functions
Excel String Tips – Part 3: TRIM and CLEAN functions When using data from the internet, either copied from a website or contained within a downloaded file, string data can be “dirty”. This could be unprintable characters or white space at either the front or end of the string. To remove excess space at the…
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The Fisherman I have finally decided to sit down and write something. I had this idea come to during the day and I had to write it down to work on tonight. This is a metaphoric story, try to figure out what the actual subject is. The sky was dark; small rays of warmth pierced…
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Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (8): e.g. vs i.e.
Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (8): e.g. vs i.e. These are two commonly used abbreviations, but on occasion, they are used incorrectly. The only way to know which one to use, you must understand what the abbreviations stand for. Both of these terms originated from latin. e.g. is the shortened form of exempli gratia, “for…
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Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (7): who vs whom
Writing Tips: Spot the Difference (7): who vs whom I don’t see whom being used very often, maybe it has been lost as a word from a forgotten time. It’s quite a tricky rule, as it’s difficult to diffentiate when to use whom opposed to who. The difference between the two comes down to the…
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