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Excel vs. Google Sheets – Is Excel Better?

Leila Gharani — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000

These are 10 Excel features that are better than Google Sheets. This post is like a "top 10 tips and tricks" type of post. Even if you're currently using Excel, you might discover new tips you can use.

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4 Hidden Excel Dashboard Design Tips for Beautiful Reports

Leila Gharani — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:00:00 +0000

You can spend a lot of time on design and formatting when you create Excel dashboards. Discover 4 hidden tips that will make the process a lot easier.

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How to Use Merge Shapes in PowerPoint

Leila Gharani — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The merge shapes tool allows you to create a professional PowerPoint presentation. This way you can create custom shapes and even insert an image into a shape. Using Intersect or Fragment options you can also create custom PowerPoint typography.

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3 Handy Excel Chart Tips You Might Have Missed

Leila Gharani — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:44:00 +0000

Would you like to hide the data but keep your chart? Add text boxes to the chart to make it easier to read? What's the best way of doing this? These Excel chart tips will help you.

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How to Create a Sales Funnel Chart in Excel (Not the “usual” Funnel)

Leila Gharani — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 02:02:00 +0000

Quickly learn how to create a funnel chart in Excel that actually looks like a funnel. The trick is so simple but well hidden. It involves transforming SmartArt to a chart.

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Excel Charts: Special Excel Graphs (InfoCharts)

Leila Gharani — Thu, 25 May 2017 08:08:00 +0000

If you want your charts to grab attention, it's worth spending some time on customizing the shapes and conditionally formatting them in a dynamic manner, so that the highlighted value changes with the data. In this tutorial, we will walk through an example of customizing a chart in Excel.

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