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  If you know the password of your Excel file and you want to delete it, there are several ways on how to do it. Remove password from "Info" panel 1. Open the encrypted Excel file. 2. Enter the password and click OK . 3. On the upper left corner, click the File tab. 4. In the left-hand panel, click Info and Protect Workbook to open the drop-down menu. 5. Select Encrypt with Password and delete the password that appears in the text field. 6. Click OK . 7. Go to File menu and click Save . Remove password from the "Review" tab 1. Open the encrypted Excel file. 2. Enter the password and click  OK . 3. On the main ribbon menu, click the Review tab. 4. Click Unprotect Sheet and enter the password. 5. Select Protect Sheet and click OK without entering a new password. 6. Go to the File menu and click Save . Remove password using the "Save as" option 1. Open the encrypted Excel file. 2. Enter the password and click  OK . 3. Go to the File tab and select S...

Use Apostrophe The easiest way to add zeros in front of numbers in Excel is to add apostrophe (‘) before zeros. This automatically converts numbers into texts so you will see a  green triangle at the top-left corner of the cell indicating an error. Click “Ignore error” to proceed. Text Formatting You can simply change the number format to text to keep the leading zeros in numbers. To do this, follow the instructions below: 1. Right-click on the cell(s) where you want to add the leading zeros. 2. Select Format cells .                                  3. The Format Cells dialog box will appear. Select Text from the category options. 4. Click OK .                                  Custom Formatting If you don't want the data to appear as text and you want to keep the number value, yo...

Comma Separated Values (CSV) is a plain text file that saves data in a tabular format. Excel  is a binary file that holds data but allows specific Excel features like formatting, charts, formula and graphics. Although both share some similar features, these files are completely different from each other and serve different purposes.   Difference between Excel and CSV  Features  Excel    CSV  Can perform VBA Code  Yes  No  Can perform formula and function   Yes  No  Can display chart and graph  Yes  No  Compatible in several platforms  No  Yes  Consumes less memory  No  Yes  Faster and less complicated  N...

VLOOKUP is a built-in function in excel that allows users to look up a value in a column vertically based on exact or approximate match types. FORMULA =VLOOKUP (value, table, col_index, [range_lookup]) ARGUMENTS Value - the value that you want to search in the first column. Table - the range where you want to find the value. Col_index_num - the number of the column from which you want to fetch the matching value. Range_lookup - allows you to search for approximate or exact match. Set True for approximate and False for exact. LIMITATIONS OF VLOOKUP 1. It can only look values at the columns to the right. 2. It will only retrieve the data of the first value if the columns contain duplicate values. 3. It is not case sensitive. 4. It uses approximate match by default. 5. Inserting a column in the vlook up table/range will cause incorrect results. VLOOKUP Sample Let's say you receive a list of all employees in your group who completed the annual mandatory training. You have 5 new m...

Assumption : User has full control access in SharePoint.  Level : Beginner Embedding a Power BI Report to SharePoint 1. On the upper right corner of the SharePoint page, click Edit . 2. Hover the mouse over the center and click the plus button. Click on Embed option from the list. 3. The navigation pane on the right will display a text box where you can put the website address or the embed code of your Power BI report. 4. In your Power BI report, click Share. Select Embed report > SharePoint online. 5. Copy the Embed code for SharePoint. 6. Paste the Embed code in the text box and click Republish . Embedding a Microsoft Form 1. Follow the instructions number 1 to 3 above. 2. In your Microsoft Form, click Share located on the upper right corner of the page. 3. Click the 'Embed' icon and copy the link. 4. Go to SharePoint and paste the embed code. 5. Click Republish . Embedding an Excel or a Document File For excel and word document file, just simply copy and paste the link...

Requirement:  I have an excel file with multiple tabs which is being updated monthly by many users. I want to create a password for each tab so that each user can only view and edit their own tab. Limitation : Protect Sheet Function in Excel is notoriously weak.  Solution : Use VBA code to set up password on each tab. Protecting Multiple Tabs with Different Passwords Let's say I have three teams which need to report their daily sales in one excel spreadsheet. The three teams are named Team Apple, Team Watermelon and Team Grapes. First, let's create a new tab for each one of them. 1. Add three new tabs and rename each according to the team name. 2. Create a column for 'Name', 'Item', 'Sales' and 'Date' for each team.  3. Click Visual Basic from the 'Developer' tab. 4. From Sheet 2 to Sheet 4, copy and paste the VBA code below: VBA Code: Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()     Dim strPassword As String     'On Error Resume Next        ...

Sometimes excel automatically stored numbers as text when you import data or copy data from another source. Good thing is that there are several methods we can apply to convert the text to numbers. Fixing Numbers by Error Checking 1. When numbers are stored as text, excel will display a green triangle in the cell as indication of an error checking. 2. Click the warning sign that appears beside the cell and select Convert to Number. Changing the Cell Format 1. Highlight the cells that you want to convert from text to numbers. 2. You can change the format by selecting Format Cells when you right-click the selected cells or by clicking the little arrow in the Number group in 'Home' tab. 3. In the Format Cells box, select Number and click OK . Using the Value Function 1. Use the value function in the cell in which you want to convert the text to numbers.  2. Supposed you want to convert cell C1 from text to number, the formula is =VALUE(C1) Using Paste Special 1. Enter 1 in an e...