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How do I fill in gaps in Excel?

Joe Ford

How do I fill in gaps in Excel?

Here is a quick trick for selecting empty cells.

  1. Pick the columns or rows where you want to fill in blanks.
  2. Press Ctrl + G or F5 to display the Go To dialog box.
  3. Click on the Special button. Note.
  4. Select the Blanks radio button and click OK.

How do you fill cells with the same formula?

Simply do the following:

  1. Select the cell with the formula and the adjacent cells you want to fill.
  2. Click Home > Fill, and choose either Down, Right, Up, or Left. Keyboard shortcut: You can also press Ctrl+D to fill the formula down in a column, or Ctrl+R to fill the formula to the right in a row.

How do you write text in a formula such as when comparing a text field A1 =< some text >)?

This example shows two ways to compare text strings in Excel….Compare Text

  1. Use the EXACT function (case-sensitive).
  2. Use the formula =A1=B1 (case-insensitive).
  3. Add the IF function to replace TRUE and FALSE with a word or message.
  4. Do you want to compare two or more columns by highlighting the differences in each row?

How do you use an IF function?

Use the IF function, one of the logical functions, to return one value if a condition is true and another value if it’s false. For example: =IF(A2>B2,”Over Budget”,”OK”) =IF(A2=B2,B4-A4,””)

What do you need to include when you are entering text into your formula?

We often hear that you want to make data easier to understand by including text in your formulas, such as “2,347 units sold.” To include text in your functions and formulas, surround the text with double quotes (“”).

How can I have text and formula in the same cell?

Combine Cells With Text and a Number

  1. Select the cell in which you want the combined data.
  2. Type the formula, with text inside double quotes. For example: =”Due in ” & A3 & ” days” NOTE: To separate the text strings from the numbers, end or begin the text string with a space.
  3. Press Enter to complete the formula.

How do I add text to the end of a formula in Excel?

Add specified text to the beginning / end of all cells with formulas

  1. If you want to add other specified text in each cell, just replace the Class A: with your text in both formulas.
  2. The formulas of =A2 & “: Class A” and =Concatenate (A2, “: Class A”) will add : Class A at the end of the cells.

How do I use Excel formulas in Word?

Insert a formula in a table cell

  1. Select the table cell where you want your result. If the cell is not empty, delete its contents.
  2. On the Table Tools, Layout tab, in the Data group, click Formula.
  3. Use the Formula dialog box to create your formula.

How do I add a formula to all values in Word?

Sum a column or row of numbers in a table

  1. Click the table cell where you want your result to appear.
  2. On the Layout tab (under Table Tools), click Formula.
  3. In the Formula box, check the text between the parentheses to make sure Word includes the cells you want to sum, and click OK. =SUM(ABOVE) adds the numbers in the column above the cell you’re in.

How do I write formulas in Word?

Write an equation or formula

  1. Choose Insert > Equation and choose the equation you want from the gallery.
  2. After you insert the equation the Equation Tools Design tab opens with symbols and structures that can be added to your equation.

How do you show the formulas in Word?

Insert Equations in Word: Instructions

  1. To insert a preset equation in Word, place your cursor at insertion point in your document where you want the equation to appear.
  2. Then click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon.
  3. Then click the “Equation” button in the “Symbols” button group on the right end of the tab.

How do I write exponents in Word?

Click anywhere in the equation box and type in the number or formula you want to appear before the exponent, then type in a caret (“^”), which tells Word that whatever comes after the caret will be part of the exponent.

What is the equation for a line with no slope?

If you think about the slope formula, y = mx + b, if m = 0, then y = 0x+b, and if you multiply anything by 0, it disappears, so zero slope gives y = b. If it is x= #, it is a vertical line through whatever value o x you have.