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How to check version of Excel

October 17, 2015 by Ravi 3 Comments

In Excel 2016, 2013 and 2010, the version of excel can be checked using the Help or Account menu.

Click the File menu and select Help menu.

Navigate to the About Microsoft Excel section displayed on the right hand side. This would display the Excel Version details, as shown below.

Screenshot in Excel 2013

And if you want to see additional information then you can click on the Additional Version and Copyright Information. This would display the following About Microsoft Excel Window

Also See: Disable automatic conversion of hyperlink in Excel

How to enable auto filter for protected sheet in Excel

October 10, 2015 by Ravi 9 Comments

We had already seen the following tutorials related with protection of worksheet in Excel 2016, 2013 & 2010.

Prevent users from adding new worksheet.
Password Protect Worksheet in Excel.
Unprotect Worksheet in Excel.

And if a worksheet with auto filter is protected then users will not be able to use auto filter unless it is enabled while protecting the worksheet. This tutorial is about the steps required for enabling auto filter for a protected worksheet in Excel 2010.

Click the Protect Sheet option available under Review menu or Info menu.

Review Menu

Click Review menu –> Changes –> Protect Sheet

Info Menu

Click File menu –> Info menu –> Protect Workbook –> Protect Current Sheet.

On clicking the Protect Sheet option would display the following Protect Sheet window.

Scroll down the “Allow all users of this worksheet to” list and make sure to tick the check box with caption as “Use AutoFilter”. Click OK button to confirm and save the changes.

Now excel users will be able to use the auto filter option even in a protected worksheet.

How to change worksheet theme in Excel

October 8, 2015 by Ravi Leave a Comment

In this short tutorial we will be seeing how to change theme of worksheet in Excel 2016, Excel 2013 & Excel 2010. You can change the theme using the option available as part of the Page Layout menu.

Navigate to Page Layout and click the Themes menu option under Themes section. The themes option allows users to change the overall design of the worksheet including fonts, colors and effects.

From the Themes drop down, you can pick any theme from the built-in list. If you want to look for more themes then you can download themes from office.com and select it using the Browse For themes option. Excel 2010 also provides option to save the current theme for future re-use.

How to turn off auto calculation in Excel

October 2, 2015 by Ravi 1 Comment

In this tutorial, we will see how to disable auto calculation in Excel 2016, 2013 & 2010. Auto calculation in Excel is an useful feature which would automatically recalculate results based on the changes to the input values. But if you want to temporarily disable this option then you can use the settings available as part of the Formulas Ribbon menu.

Step 1: Launch Excel Application and click the Formulas menu.

Step 2: Navigate to the Calculation section and click on the Calculation Options.

Step 3: Select Manual from the Calculation Options drop down list.

Now when ever user makes any changes to excel cell values and if any formula is based on these input cells then the result will not be automatically recalculated.

There is also an option available to do manual recalculation. Navigate to the Calculation section and click the Calculate Sheet available next to Calculation options.

Hide worksheet formula in Excel 2013 & Excel 2010

July 26, 2015 by Ravi Leave a Comment

Excel 2013 and Excel 2010 allow users to hide formula used in a Worksheet. You can use this feature when you want to prevent any one from accidentally changing the entered formula.

Let us say you want to hide the formula (=SUM(F5:F8)) which has been used in the bellow example.

Select the cell where the formula has been entered and navigate to Format menu and click the Format Cell menu option (You can also right click and select Format Cell in the Context menu).

In the Format Cell window, navigate to Protection tab and tick the checkbox with Label as Hidden. Click the Ok button to save the changes.

Then right click on the Sheet and select Protect Sheet from the list of available menu option.

In the Protect Sheet window, tick the check box with label as Protect worksheet and contents of locked cells.

If you want to just hide formula then it is not needed to password protect the sheet. Click Ok button to save the changes.

Now when you navigate to the Formula Cell, the formula bar will not displayed any information.

Bu this you can prevent excel users from seeing formula used in the worksheet.

How to unhide comments in Excel

July 25, 2015 by Ravi 1 Comment

Excel 2013 and Excel 2010 generally shows comments in worksheet with the Indicator as shown below.

And when you hover over the indicator it will display the added comments.

But in case if you are not able see the comments added to your worksheet then try the unhide option available as part of the

Click the File menu and then the Options link
In the Excel Option window, navigate to Advanced Options
Scroll down to display section and For cells with comments radio option select your preferred choice i.e either Indicators only, and comments on hover or Comments and indicators.
4. Click Ok to save and confirm the changes.

How to search, print and unhide comments in Excel

July 24, 2015 by Ravi 2 Comments

Adding a comment to a cell in Microsoft Excel is very useful feature. You can always locate a comment by red arrow appearing at the top right corner of the cell.

List below are the steps to search, print and unhide comments in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010.

Search comment in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010

But searching and finding inserted comments in a excel worksheet with number of rows spanning across more than a page will be a huge task. This can be simplified using the Search Comments option available as part of the Find feature. To find comments in Excel 2010 and Excel 2013, navigate to Editing section and click the drop down arrow available next to Find & Select option.

This would display the following menu options as part of the Find & Select feature.

Click Comments from the list of available menus. This would locate the comment in your Excel Worksheet. And if you have more than one comment, then press tab to navigate to each comment.

Print cell comment in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010

Excel by default does not print the comments and you can enable this feature using the Page Setup option.

Let us added the following comment for a cell in Excel Worksheet.

Now when you navigate to Print Preview option (File –> Print), Excel will not show the added comments. Click the Page Setup option available under Print Preview Settings page.

In the Page Setup Window, click the Sheet tab and navigate to Print section. For comments drop down, choose “At end of sheet” or “As displayed on sheet” for Comments. Let us go with “At end of sheet”, click Ok button to confirm and save the changes.

Now the print preview screen will display the comments at the end of sheet and the same will get printed while printing the worksheet.

Unhide comment in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010

If you are not able see the comments in worksheet then you can try to use the unhide option available as part of the Excel Advanced Options.

Click the File menu and then the Options link.
In the Excel Option window, navigate to Advanced Options.
Scroll down to display section and For cells with comments radio option select your preferred choice i.e either Indicators only, and comments on hover or Comments and indicators.

Click Ok to save and confirm the changes.

Also See: How to Insert, Delete, Customize Comments in Excel 2010

How to Insert, Delete, Customize Comments in Excel

July 22, 2015 by Ravi 8 Comments

This tutorial provides information on the comment feature available in Excel 2013 & Excel 2010. The following will be covered as part of this tutorial.

How to insert comment
Customize the comment box
Navigate between Comments
Delete Comment

How to insert comment

Excel allows users to insert comment using the options available as part of the Review menu. But if you want to quickly insert then right click on the cell and select Insert Comment from the listed menus.

Customize Comment

A typical comment box in Excel is as shown below.

In order to change the name that appears on the Comment box, click on the File menu then the Option link then in the General tab, navigate to Personalize your copy if Microsoft Office and enter your desired name in the User name box. Click OK button to save the changes. Now the entered name will appear when you Insert new Comments.

Similarly if you want to change the Font Style used in Comment box then select then right click on the Comment box and select Format Comment menu option.

The Format Comment window allows you change the Comments Font Style.

Navigate between Comments

If you have more than one comment inserted in the Excel worksheet and you want to navigate between the comments then you can use the menu options available as part of the Comment section under Review menu. The list option includes Show All Comments, Previous and Next.

Delete Comment

A Comment can be quickly deleted are hidden by right clicking on the cell and selecting the required menu option. You can also use the menu option available as part of the Comments section under Review menu.

By this way you can Insert, customise, navigate and delete comments in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010