How to Insert a Page Break in MS Excel

One way to control the amount of data to print on each page is to use page breaks. If you don’t know how to break down spreadsheets for printing, you are not alone.

Following any one of the five methods below will help you split your spreadsheet.

5 Methods of inserting page breaks in Microsoft Excel:

  • Inserting page breaks along the rows
  • Inserting page breaks along the columns
  • Resetting all page breaks
  • Removing page breaks
  • Moving page breaks

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How to Insert a Checkbox in MS Excel

Checkboxes are great if you want to give two options to users. It’s great for assigning tasks, shopping lists, to-do lists, etc. 

You can check a checkbox by just selecting it and making a tick mark inside the checkbox. You can select it again to uncheck the checkbox.

You can quickly insert a checkbox in MS Excel using the below method.

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How to Insert Multiple Rows in MS Excel

Many people know how to insert a single row in Microsoft Excel. 

Sometimes, you may need to insert multiple rows at a time. Inserting each row by itself can be very time-consuming. Luckily, there are various simple methods you can use to insert numerous rows into a spreadsheet.

3 Methods of inserting multiple rows in Microsoft Excel:

  • Repeating the insert function with the F4 key
  • Inserting multiple consecutive rows
  • Inserting multiple rows in different locations

Let us begin!

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How to Remove Duplicates in Microsoft Excel

Removing duplicates is a common data cleaning task. It is also a very common interview question. Questions about removing duplicate data are common for jobs that need individuals to have Microsoft Excel skills. But even if you are not preparing for an interview, learning how to clean datasets will not hurt anyone.

This article will discuss three methods of removing duplicate data from datasets. You will understand the merits and demerits of each method. You will also see why one of the methods might give you a different result when compared to the others.

5 methods of removing duplicate entries in Microsoft Excel:

  • Removing duplicates using Power Query
  • Removing duplicates using the Remove Duplicates feature
  • Removing duplicates using the UNIQUE function
  • Removing duplicates using conditional formatting and filter option
  • Removing duplicates using the COUNTIF function and filter option

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How to Sort Data by Date in Microsoft Excel

Datasets often contain many types of data. For example, some datasets include names, location, values, and time. If you don’t clean and organize a dataset, you may struggle to make sense of its contents. Sorting helps you make sense of the data.

You can sort the data by name, rank, or any other criteria. This article will show you two simple methods of sorting data by date.

2 methods of sorting data by date in Microsoft Excel

  • Sorting by date using the Format option
  • Sorting by formatting dataset as a table

We will explain how to apply either method in a few simple steps.

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How to Change the Width of a Column in Microsoft Excel

By default, columns and rows in Microsoft Excel have a fixed size. This size doesn’t change unless you change it. 

Since your data may be longer than the default column width, and if you don’t change the column size, your data will appear truncated.

This article covers four methods that will help you adjust the width of columns in Microsoft Excel.

4 methods to change the width of a column in Microsoft Excel

  • Changing column width using the mouse
  • Changing column width using the Format Auto-fit option
  • Changing column width by double-clicking the cell border
  • Changing column width by entering a specific size 

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How to Delete Empty Rows in MS Excel

Spreadsheets look disorganized when they contain blank cells and rows.

Empty values also make it difficult to analyze data using formulas. are difficult to analyze using formulas.

In this post, we will be discussing a few ways to delete empty rows in an MS Excel Spreadsheet.

3 methods to delete empty rows in MS Excel

  • Delete blank rows manually
  • Use the Go To special function
  • Filter and delete empty rows

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How to insert a GIF in MS Excel

Data on an MS Excel sheet can be quite boring. To spice things up, you might want to add GIFs. Adding GIFs can also be useful if you want to include animated graphs for easier visualization.

Fortunately, there are easy ways to insert GIFs with animations.

2 methods to insert GIFs in MS Excel

  • Using the Insert option
  • Using the PowerPoint object

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How to Wrap Text in MS Excel

Learning how to wrap text in Excel is a great way to format text in a cell, so it doesn’t take up your entire window. It’s one of those subtle quirks from Excel that affect how your data is displayed. Having a clear view of your dataset on Excel improves readability, efficiency, and helps reduce errors.

There are a few ways to go about text wrapping cells in Excel. 

2 Ways to Wrap Text In Excel

  • Wrapping Text automatically through a format setting
  • Manually adding a line break at each cell

Let’s get started.

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