{"id":298,"date":"2015-02-05T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/?p=298"},"modified":"2019-10-18T19:00:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T23:00:59","slug":"spreadsheet-roundup-20150205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/05\/spreadsheet-roundup-20150205\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreadsheet Roundup 20150205"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a roundup of selected spreadsheet articles from last month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alice Keeler shows how to <a title=\"import multiple Google forms to one spreadsheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alicekeeler.com\/teachertech\/2015\/01\/08\/multiple-google-forms-to-one-spreadsheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">import multiple Google forms to one spreadsheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Give your Excel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pivot-table.com\/2015\/01\/14\/give-your-excel-pivot-table-a-makeover\/\">Pivot Table a makeover<\/a> so the data is easier to read and understand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Oz du Soleil is tired of <a href=\"http:\/\/datascopic.net\/r-vs-excel\/\">people comparing R and Excel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teylyn explains why you need to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teylyn.com\/vlookup-why-do-i-need-true-or-false\/\">use True\u00a0 or False in the last argument<\/a> of a VLOOKUP formula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Philip Watson, from Google, explains that now you can <a title=\"use the Google Analytics add-on in Google Sheets\" href=\"http:\/\/analytics.blogspot.ca\/2015\/01\/simplify-your-google-analytics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">use the Google Analytics add-on in Google Sheets<\/a>, to make your reporting easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll find new ideas for your spreadsheet dashboards in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tableausoftware.com\/public\/blog\/2015\/01\/top-5-2014-2730\">Tableau&#8217;s Top 5 Vizzes of 2014<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In Excel, use Power Query to create a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pivot-table.com\/2015\/01\/21\/pivot-table-from-data-on-multiple-sheets\/\">pivot table from data on different sheets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>This mini-course from Microsoft&#8217;s Office Online shows <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/Sparklines-Use-tiny-charts-to-show-data-trends-ae73cf79-bf5b-4ade-b21d-d29e3a9aaa0f?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">how to use the Sparklines<\/a> &#8212; tiny charts to show data trends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In a named Excel table, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.contextures.com\/archives\/2015\/01\/08\/add-a-counter-field-to-excel-table\/\">add counter field<\/a> that fills in automatically, without macros. This is useful for summary formulas, pivot tables, and calculated fields.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On Microsoft&#8217;s SMB blog, they posted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/smb\/business-news\/five-ultimate-excel-productivity-tips\">5 ultimate Excel productivity tips<\/a>. Do you know all of them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links to Recent Spreadsheet Books on Amazon.com<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1500399434\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1500399434&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ctxblog-20&amp;linkId=QNPNKQ4TOMLEQVTO\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1500399434&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=ctxblog-20\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"159\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=ctxblog-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1500399434\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1484207351\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1484207351&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ctxblog-20&amp;linkId=TMT52I2WDGD24WAJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1484207351&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=ctxblog-20\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"158\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=ctxblog-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1484207351\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3642426204\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=3642426204&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ctxblog-20&amp;linkId=IBOHE6GXB2FDZDYC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=3642426204&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=ctxblog-20\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"161\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>__________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-750\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016.png\" alt=\"Spreadsheet Roundup\" width=\"378\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016.png 378w, https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/spreadsheetdaylogo2016-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a roundup of selected spreadsheet articles from last month. 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