How to use the Excel MID function

When using WPS Spreadsheets to process data, sometimes we need to catch part of the data from a series of numbers. We can use the MID formula to realize it, to catch up a certain length of characters from a series of numbers. In this example, there is a list of phone numbers. The MID function can extract the long series of numbers, keeping the last seven numbers when removing the first three characters. Select cell D2 and click the Insert Function to pop up the Search for a function d....

Conditional Formatting for data virtualization

Do you know how to virtualize data with the Conditional Formatting function? The worksheet presents the data of 'Likes to views ratios'. Today's tutorial will take this sheet as an example for data virtualising. Select the cell range B2:B10. Go to Home and click Conditional Formatting. Next, choose Data Bars and then the red Gradient Fill option. After that, we can see the data virtualized with red bars.Although the data in cell B13 is 66.42%, as we can see, the data bar fi....

How to insert a background image and print it out in WPS Spreadsheet

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. Sometimes, background images are nice-to-have if we are to beautify the table. Today, we will learn how to add a background picture and print it out. First, head to the Page Layout tab, click the Background button and select the desired images. Note: The inserted image, either too big or too small, is inappropriate. Here is a smart way for adjusting tho....

Print page setup in WPS Spreadsheet

When we need to print a table, if we are not satisfied with the effect of the currently displayed page, how can we quickly set up the page? Take this table as an example. Click Print Preview in the quick access toolbar to enter the print preview interface. Click the Page Setup button, then the Page Setup dialog box will pop up. In the Page tab, we can adjust the Orientation and Scaling of the page and the related settings of the printer. In the Margins tab, we can precisely adjust the....

Conditional Formatting to highlight top three

The Conditional Formatting function can format the cells fulfiling specific conditions. With this function, we can quickly compare data in a worksheet. The worksheet in this example records the performance of staff. What if we want to highlight the Top Three performances? When there is a large amount of data, Conditional Formatting can quickly filter the first three maximums. 1. Select cell C2. 2. Then, press Ctrl + Shift + DOWN (↓) for quick selection from cell C2 to C26 (C2:C26).3. G....

How can we draw a line chart

The line chart is mainly used to show the trends in data and is also one of the most commonly used chart styles at work. This table shows the number of newly hired employees and the number of employees who resigned from the company from 2000 to 2021. So how can we quickly generate a line chart on this? 1. Select all the data in column B. 2. Click the Chart button in the Insert tab, and choose the Line option. In this way, we can get a simple line chart.If we modify the data in the data....

Combine the SUBSTITUTE and LEN functions

Here is a form recording the personal information of staff. How can we calculate the staff number for each department?We can combine the LENS and SUBSTITUTE functions to realize it. Before starting, let me introduce the LEN function. It can return the character number of the text.Select cell A4. Go to the formula editing box for the Insert Function button, and choose the LENS function.Since we want to know the character number in cell A2, we need to enter “A2” as the TEXT parameter. Cl....