Are You Presenting Excel Data Wrong? See Why...

If you're looking for a way to make your data more meaningful, then you need to understand how to use charts in Excel. Whether you're trying to show your data in a more visually appealing way, or simply trying to spot trends that are hidden in numbers, charts can help. For mid size or large tables, data visuals should be a given, but even when you have a small table it's often a good idea to chart the data to see patterns. Charting data is not only an effective way to visualize the data but it can also help you spot patterns and trends that you may not have otherwise noticed. You'll find the saying that a picture says a thousand words will ring true once you finished viewing this video.

3 Ways to Swap Columns in Excel

Swapping or moving columns around in your data set can be a fairly simple exercise. It's a simple step of cut and paste. But if you were to move or re-arranging a data set that has a lot of columns or you're working with someone that wants to see how it looks like this or that (multiple times) it becomes a burden. This video covers three ways to move columns around. The first two are using the mouse and cursor to move it around. The last example uses the newer dynamic array function called SORTBY and gives you an effective and dynamic way to swap columns around and change it effortless through multiple times.

Split Comma Separated Value Ignore Comma In Brackets Excel (2 Examples)

If you've tried to split or separate text string that's delimited by commas ( or semicolons) it's a straight forward process using the text to columns feature. However if you have some values that are enclosed in parenthesis or brackets and you don't want that text to be separated, it wouldn't work. There is a workaround that this video goes through. One is a VBA solutions provided from iliace at the mrexcel forum (https://www.mrexcel.com/board/threads/separating-commas-and-parenthesis.403833/) and the other is an adjustment to the text with find/replace before using the text to column feature.