Consulting Services
You may have noticed that I tend to update this blog less frequently than some of the more prominent Excel and VBA bloggers. The reason is that I blog on the side rather than full time. In fact, I work...
View ArticleNeeds More Rollover: Quick Tip!
More people are interested in Excel mouse rollovers, which I think is great. I'm especially enthusiastic about Chandoo's latest dashboard contest where I found out that several contestants used the...
View ArticleGuest Post: Rollover for Months and Years
Reader Bert van Zandbergen sent me a cool modification to the instruction file in How to: highlighting cells using the rollover technique in Excel to include years and months - not just rows and...
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About Me
A big thank you to everyone! This blog has achieved over 20,000 page views, which is quite an accomplishment for this humble blogger. Looking through my work, I realize that I've never formally...
View ArticleDetails on Demand: Bring up details on a graph with Excel rollovers
So, as usual, I've been experimenting more with the rollover technique. Last night, I started experimenting with adding the capability to rollover a point on a chart (instead of just a worksheet cell)...
View ArticleInteractive Map in Excel using Rollovers
Alright, so this seemed like the next logical step for the rollover method: Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required. This one is kinda complicated, I admit. Unfortunately, I didn't really...
View ArticleThe Excel Rollover Mini FAQ
As more people are use the rollover method (or “Interactive Hyperlinks” as Chandoo calls them), I thought it might be helpful to answer common questions I've seen popping up on forums. So, in no...
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Investigations in "Illegal Activities" with User Defined Functions
A group of fellow Excel experts who call themselves the Frankens Team were encouraged by the rollover method to investigate other known instances in which Excel has allowed for the impossible; namely,...
View ArticleHandling Rollover Clicks Without Using the Worksheet_SelectionChange Event
You probably noticed a "bug" while playing around with my Interactive Periodic Table of Elements in Excel. When you click down into the Table of Elements (or really, anywhere on the sheet), one of the...
View ArticleRecommendation: Excel School + Excel Hero Academy Bundle
Chandoo (of Chandoo.org) and Daniel Ferry (of ExcelHero.com) are kicking-off their new Excel School and Excel Hero Academy. If you really want to learn Excel—and I mean learn Excel—I recommend their...
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Interactive United States 2012 Presidential Scoreboard in Excel
Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required. Alright, here's another map-based rollover. The instructions are pretty simple: click on a state to toggle through its party selection. Click on one...
View ArticleTaking a small break
These last few months have been great to this humble blog - and to me, your humble blogger. We've received a lot of traffic, especially for posts concerning the rollover method (40k pageviews overall...
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CUBE: The Rollover Method Returns! Spin a cube in a 3d environment with your...
Ok, so I know I promised no more updates, but this one is too cool. Basically, I combined Andy Pope's 3d rotation tutorial with the rollover method. The result is a free-floating cube which you can...
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Directly link Excel form controls to backend data with dynamic references
Form controls are great for reporting information about groups of items, like a list of programs or accounts. They are often used on Excel dashboards and reports that demand interactive capabilities....
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Points Of Interest
Hello World! (Sorry, I could not resist J) I was recently asked by our host, Jordan, if I would be interested in being a guest author here at Option Explicit VBA. I quickly and humbly accepted. I will...
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Are You Series(ous)?
Do you work with different series in your Excel charts?Here is what I would like the final chart to loo like. Note the white dashed lines in front of the columns:Setup:I started with the chart I ended...
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Gangnam Cell Styles...Delete
A reader on one of the LinkedIn Excel Groups recently asked how to delete cell styles from a workbook. Today, I'll show a possible solution.The Cell Styles Group:List Cell Styles:I opened a workbook,...
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Are Your Formulas All "Wrapped" Up?
The other day, there was a discussion on one of the LinkedIn Excel Groups regarding wrapping formulas in the formula bar. Today. I'll take a look at wrapping and indenting formulas complete with screen...
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Book Updates
I figured I'd break hibernation to give everyone a small, quick update on the book. According to the original dates agreed upon in my contract with Apress, I should be close to finishing my book by...
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Is Excel to Blame? (and some updates)
First, the updates. If you’re an avid follower or even a casual reader, you’ve probably noticed the formatting of this blog seems inconsistent, even amateur at times. At least, that’s how I see it....
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