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....

Learn pivot table from the beginning

A PivotTable has a flexible operation interface. We can change the layout of various types of reports only with mouse operation. It can help us better search for information and make decisions.Take this table as an example. This is the sales data of a certain company over a period of time. If we want to count the total sales of products sold by each branch, we can use the pivot table to count it quickly. This is the completed pivot table. 1. First, select any cell with data in this tab....

TEXT formula in WPS Spreadsheet

The TEXT formula in Excel is commonly used for the conversion of number-to-text in a certain format, and it could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Normally, the TEXT formula is used to customize format cells in terms of actual needs. To realize it, we need to adjust the second parameter of the formula, which stands for format texts to be set. In this example, the number 2.012584, which equips with six decimal places, entered cell A2. How can we convert it into a v....

Wrap text in a cell

When we edit a document, we only need to press the Enter key on the keyboard to wrap text. When we edit spreadsheets, we press the Enter key to edit the cells in the next line, then how can wen wrap text in a cell? This video could help to solve the problem of Wrap text in a cell and could be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. The first method is to use the shortcut key Alt + Enter ; we can wrap text in a cell as we need. The second method is to click the Home tab and ....

How to change the page orientation

To be office excel advanced, you could learn how to use WPS Office Spreadsheet online in WPS Academy. Changing the orientation of printing paper is mostly necessary for our daily work. How can we set them in landscape or portrait orientation? In this table, we want to set the paper orientation and print it out. First, head to the Quick Access Toolbar in the upper left corner of the interface, then click Print Preview. If we want to print the table horizontally, click the Landscape butt....

How to create a table with one click

Did you know that, when you are using WPS Spreadsheet, you can directly create a table in the original datasheet? The generated table comes with functions such as sorting, filtering, and setting styles, which can save us a lot of time for subsequent operations. For all, easy our work with WPS Spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel. Here are the steps to create a table. Take the sales table in this article as an example. 1. Click the Table button in the Insert tab. (Notes: You can also use th....

Split the screen for data comparison

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. When we meet a situation where a large amount of data in the table can not be completely displayed in the window, we still want to see the contents from different positions at the same time. To solve this, using the Split window is probably the best idea. If you want to connect the total sales with Branch in a spreadsheet with massive data, dragging the....