Use VLOOKUP function to create dynamic charts

In the last video, we introduced the tips for making dynamic charts quickly. And this video will show you how to create dynamic charts with the help of the VLOOKUP function. Some knowledge points such as drop-down lists, VLOOKUP function, and absolute references are involved in making dynamic charts. If you are not familiar with these knowledge points, you're welcome to enter WPS Academy to search for learning. Take this table as an example. We're going to create a dynamic char....

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....

How to use Name Manager

We can use the Name Manager to set a fixed name for the cell area, which can be more simple and intuitive in function calculations and it can be also used in Microsoft Office Excel and Openoffice. Take this spreadsheet as an example. We can select the cell range from A2 to A10 and click the Name Manager in the Formulas tab. Its shortcut key is Ctrl+F3.In the pop-up dialog box, click New, enter a custom name, select the scope of use, and finally click OK.In this way, we will give the ce....

Skillfully use Conditional Formatting to highlight performance

To be office excel advanced, you could learn how to use WPS Office Spreadsheet online in WPS Academy. Take this table as an example. This is a sales performance table. Now we want to add a red flag to employees whose sales are greater than or equal to $950 while giving warnings to under-performers with sales less than $700. So how can we do that? We can use conditional formatting.1. We can select the D2:D26 cell, then click the Conditional Formatting in the Home tab before choosing the....

Use Date function to convert date format

We may sometimes need to convert the format of the date in the table when using WPS Spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel. At this point, by using the Date function, we can quickly generate a specific date symbol. Take this table as an example. This table contains the information on the date of birth of some students in class. We can see that the information of year, month, and day are separated in this table. So how can we convert the format quickly to know the birthdays of the students? 1....

Use the shortcut Alt+= to quickly sum

In tables, we often have to perform summation operations. Using the function to sum and then filling the cells with the fill handle is too troublesome. However, the sum shortcut Alt+= can help us quickly sum. Take this table as an example. We need to sum the column data of the table, just select the sum range B16:F16, then press the shortcut Alt+= to quickly complete the summation.Similarly, if we want to sum the row data, we can simply select the range G2:G15 that needs to be summed a....

Use color scales to make the temperature chart

The table shows the minimum temperature data of each month in a specific area. We can visually display the temperature changes through the color scale feature of the conditional formatting. We select the cell range B2:M2 and get into the Home tab. Click the Conditional Formatting drop-down button, and choose the Color Scales option. In the pop-up menu, we can select Red-White-Bule Color Scale.At this time, the selected table area will be marked with color. The higher the temperature, t....

Use IF function to judge data

The IF function can judge the specified condition and give two results when the condition is established and when it is not.Here is a staff interview form. Now we need to count the people who passed the interview quickly. If the interview score is greater than or equal to 6, the interviewee is passed, but the interviewee is unqualified if the interview score is less than 6. Here, we can use the IF function to judge the result of the interview quickly. The IF function syntax is as follo....