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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...

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 : Auto-import of data to Power BI when a new response in Microsoft Forms is submitted. Solution : Connect Microsoft Forms to Power BI through Microsoft Flow. Assumptions : Power BI is already installed. Microsoft Form is already created. Creating a Streaming Dataset 1. Sign into https://powerbi.microsoft.com. 2. On the Power BI homepage, click New under 'My workspace'.  3. Select Streaming dataset . 4. Select API and click Next . 5. Enter a name for your dataset. 6. Enter each question from MS Forms to 'Values from stream' in Power BI and select the type of the answer for each. 7. Click Create . 8. Turn on Historic data analysis and click Done . 9. When you click the name of your dataset under 'My workspace', you are now ready to create a Power BI report. Connecting MS Forms to Power BI 1. Log into https://flow.microsoft.com. 2. Click My flows in the left navigation bar. 3. Click New flow and select Automated cloud flow . 4. Before you create yo...

  1. On your SharePoint homepage, click the settings icon located on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click Add a page. 3. Type 'survey' in the search bar. Select Survey . 4. Enter a name for your survey. Click Create . 5. Your survey will appear in the gallery. 6. When you click the survey, you will be redirected to the survey page.  7. Click Settings and select Add Questions. 8. Type your survey question and select the type of answer. 9. Click Next question to add more questions for your survey. 10. Once you are done adding all the questions, click  Finish . 11. Provide the link to the responders and ask them to click on  Respond to this Survey to start the survey. 12. You will see more survey options by checking the 'Survey Settings'.