Archive for the ‘Excel Tips’ CategoryConverting Spreadsheet Cells to Text BoxesThursday, October 1st, 2009A simple Macro to convert a selection of cells in a worksheet into a set of Text Boxes Part 3: Risk DistributionsThursday, October 1st, 2009A simple macro to help you determine what distribution type to use when performing a monte carlo simulation on a three point risk estimate. Hide Series in Excel Charts with a Cell ClickWednesday, December 3rd, 2008When you need to plot several series on a chart (like 3 or 4 different forecasts in an S-curve) you can sometimes want to hide different series temporarily. This little trick helps do just that! Step one is to (somewhere in the workbook) define a Yes, No list. Type in “Yes” and “No” in two cells Ignoring #N/A in Excel SumsWednesday, December 3rd, 2008A quick way of ignoring the infamous #N/A in an excel sum Scheduling and Strategic ForecastsThursday, November 20th, 2008Scheduling is a fairly complex beast. it requires time, effort, dedication and alot of understanding about how the scheduling tool is doing it’s job. What is worse, is that each tool will handle the same situation with slight variations. The forward and backward pass is the mainstay for all scheduling tools. Without the algorithm, we [...] |