I really don’t like wasting time. It’s not very often that I need to use symbols in Excel, and I can never remember what fonts and letters will give me the symbol I need. So, I created this very simple, single page Icon Font Cheat Sheet for
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Isometric graph paper is ideal for drawing three dimensional functions, working on isometric images, or trianglepoint embroidery. The unique shape of the paper by itself has an interesting look to it. When searching online for some examples of uses, I came across Paul Heaston. He’s created some
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Cartesian graph paper is a great tool to use for everything from drawing project plans to graphing mathematical functions to artwork. Pinterest offers 1,000 ideas here. We started out simply creating standard graph paper. The type that is a simple grid. However, we decided to provide a few
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Annual Percentage Yield (APY) and Annual Percentage Rate (APR). This calculator converts from one to the other. Generally people want to convert from APY to APR or APR to APY in order to understand similar investments or loans, or in order to perform their own calculations. APY
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Figuring out how much you need to save for retirement can be a difficult task. Because of the uncertainties that exist it’s impossible to know exactly how much you’ll need to retire securely. However, don’t let those uncertainties deter you from proper planning. There are several things
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An incremental purchase or sale of an investment can impact your average basis. The basis is your average cost of the original investment. For tax purposes, the method of computing the gain or loss on investments must be elected and consistently applied. This spreadsheet does not track
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Below you will find a few open items templates we’ve put together that can be used to track open items and/or issues. An open items list or issues log is a great project management tool as they help to keep a project on task and should keep
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It’s always good to “know your options” – this is especially true when it comes to being efficient executing your day-to-day responsibilities. Today, we’re going to explore the ‘Options’ button associated with the Find Function in Excel. Knowing how to take advantage of the options available when
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Recently, I was reminded how infrequently the F4 function in Excel gets used to its fullest… everytime I show someone this function, they love it – it’s easy, fast, and versatile! If you’re not familiar with it, try it out and show a colleague – it is
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How to Reduce Excel File Size Follow these 4 steps to reduce the size of your file and speed up Excel response time. There are some simple things you can do to reduce the size of a large Excel file and speed up operation. Below are some
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