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post 1691759723 10-16-2023, 07:19 AM
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Just bought Microsoft Excel

Any of you brahs use this for work or at all?

What are some nifty things I can do in this bish.

Currently looking at some functions for it.

This software pretty much uses a modified programming language called VBA, but it's all written in singular spreadsheet "cells" (kinda trippy lol).<- correction in post #25



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post 1691760133 10-16-2023, 07:28 AM
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post 1691760173 10-16-2023, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted By ScrillaIsBake⏩
pie
now i'm hungry

What kinda data did you used to analyze and why'd ya stop?
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oooookkay buddy i physically laughed. good one. srs.
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post 1691760443 10-16-2023, 07:35 AM
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Leggo OP.

I work in finance and basically live in excel. It's the GOAT and it's the crutch that corporate america leans on.
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One of the most powerful organizational tools out there.

I used to write in a notebook alot but converted to writing in excel since it's neater. My notebooks are mostly used for writing it down in the moment and then transferred and also used for drawing lol.

I have a cheap laptop used solely for google sheets, which is free.
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post 1691760613 10-16-2023, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
One of the most powerful organizational tools out there.

I used to write in a notebook alot but converted to writing in excel since it's neater. My notebooks are mostly used for writing it down in the moment and then transferred and also used for drawing lol.

I have a cheap laptop used solely for google sheets, which is free.
I bet it came in handy during your Community College heydays whilst completing your advanced 2 years Associate Degree
post 1691760703 10-16-2023, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted By WishIWasJawBrah⏩
I bet it came in handy during your Community College heydays whilst completing your advanced 2 years Associate Degree
Lol actually didn't use it at all when I was in CC.
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post 1691761243 10-16-2023, 07:52 AM
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You can use it to text your bf and wonder why he aint replying.

post 1691761543 10-16-2023, 07:56 AM
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Don't need the mouse to use excel crew
post 1691761663 10-16-2023, 07:58 AM
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No OP, no one uses excel for work.
post 1691761693 10-16-2023, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted By ScrillaIsBake⏩
Business school we used it all the time. Random data mostly, but I'd plug in my data. Haven't used it in a while because it reminds me of school work too much now
Years of rows & columns would give me ptsd too brah
Originally Posted By donalduck⏩
Leggo OP.

I work in finance and basically live in excel. It's the GOAT and it's the crutch that corporate america leans on.
omw to ask for a raise. i suppose it is lightyears above pen & paper. i could see it becoming a mess working with large amounts of data and multiple sheets. Like imagine ********s userbase stored in Excel lmfao.
Originally Posted By theory816⏩
One of the most powerful organizational tools out there.

I used to write in a notebook alot but converted to writing in excel since it's neater. My notebooks are mostly used for writing it down in the moment and then transferred and also used for drawing lol.

I have a cheap laptop used solely for google sheets, which is free.
GSheets is neat for accessibility and sharing/working publicly with others. Excel is def faster but it's a nice alternative when the time arises.

Question, why not use a program like One Note or MS Word to write in, unless there's something more you're doing than simply jotting ideas down.
Originally Posted By Destor⏩
Don't need the mouse to use excel crew
mirin
Originally Posted By Goat_187⏩
You can use it to text your bf and wonder why he aint replying.

inspirational
Originally Posted By Retoaded⏩
No OP, no one uses excel for work.
this statement conflicts with others in the thread. you wouldn't lie to me would you
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post 1691761793 10-16-2023, 08:00 AM
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Hard to believe it’s already 1997.
post 1691761893 10-16-2023, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted By naaboo⏩
this statement conflicts with others in the thread. you wouldn't lie to me would you
No OP, no one lies on the internet.

I also have not lived in excel for the last 25 years of my life either.
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Nice OP, very nice
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Excel with ChatGPT prompts = "Look at me, LOOK AT ME!..... I'm CEO now."
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Originally Posted By naaboo⏩
Question, why not use a program like One Note or MS Word to write in, unless there's something more you're doing than simply jotting ideas down.
MS word is for linear writing. My writing style isn't like that at all. There's thoughts, numbers, pictures that all melds together. Google Sheets format is best for containing those things in an organized way.

For example when I need to fix my car and document it to see what is what, I'm not going to write out paragraphs, but rather little bits of information with numbers etc etc.

Parts/Pricing/Importance/Difficulty/Description etc etc stuff like that is better to be done digitally.
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post 1691762203 10-16-2023, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted By jtaylor2010⏩
Hard to believe it’s already 1997.
lmao. i'd imagine a good chunk of companies moved over to web-based financial tracking apps, right?
Originally Posted By Retoaded⏩
No OP, no one lies on the internet.

I also have not lived in excel for the last 25 years of my life either.
phew, for a second there i thought i was being taken for a ride. glad to know internet people are an honest bunch.
Originally Posted By headturner1⏩
Nice OP, very nice
it's so fast & snappy i want to lick my screen (and possibly each individual cell)
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post 1691762553 10-16-2023, 08:19 AM
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post 1691764203 10-16-2023, 08:46 AM
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Pivot tables and SQL for the win.
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Unless you specifically needed it for work, its not necessary.

and if you wanted some software to make spreadsheets you can just use GoogleSheets which is free if you have a Gmail account and does everything Excel can do.
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Originally Posted By Maestro⏩
Unless you specifically needed it for work, its not necessary.

and if you wanted some software to make spreadsheets you can just use GoogleSheets which is free if you have a Gmail account and does everything Excel can do.
You can do the same with excel in the browser via outlook.com or office.com.
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Imma be that guy. VBA isn't written in the cells, that's only standard Excel functions. To use VBA enable developer tab in settings and then you can add code to the spreadsheet. The code is basically VB6 syntax and has access to an object module that represents the workbook so you can automate or otherwise extend the standard excel functionality. VBA has access to your entire computer basically so is a huge security risk to allow it to execute on your system unless you very much trust the person who wrote it. To counter this excel split the spreadsheet file format into .xlsx and .xlsm with .xlsx not having VBA macros enabled. Be very careful with any .xlsm and or .xls files you didn't create.

I'm not the expert this post makes me out to be but I love excel and vba but it's totally loose what it is enabled to do. Also make sure you tell any programming/database guys you know that an excel spreadsheet is 100% a database and can be used as one and in a lot of cases should be used as one and going to the trouble of using any other form of database is just wanking. They love to hear that.
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
MS word is for linear writing. My writing style isn't like that at all. There's thoughts, numbers, pictures that all melds together. Google Sheets format is best for containing those things in an organized way.

For example when I need to fix my car and document it to see what is what, I'm not going to write out paragraphs, but rather little bits of information with numbers etc etc.

Parts/Pricing/Importance/Difficulty/Description etc etc stuff like that is better to be done digitally.
It makes more sense now that you put it that way.
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that's alright, spreadsheetcels gotta stick together no matter the software
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Originally Posted By niospecv⏩
Pivot tables and SQL for the win.
i heard vlookup & pivot tables were the big bad boys of excel. can you confirm
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Originally Posted By TokenV⏩
Fixed
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Originally Posted By ChinkWithDink⏩
Imma be that guy. VBA isn't written in the cells, that's only standard Excel functions. To use VBA enable developer tab in settings and then you can add code to the spreadsheet. The code is basically VB6 syntax and has access to an object module that represents the workbook so you can automate or otherwise extend the standard excel functionality. VBA has access to your entire computer basically so is a huge security risk to allow it to execute on your system unless you very much trust the person who wrote it. To counter this excel split the spreadsheet file format into .xlsx and .xlsm with .xlsx not having VBA macros enabled. Be very careful with any .xlsm and or .xls files you didn't create.

I'm not the expert this post makes me out to be but I love excel and vba but it's totally loose what it is enabled to do. Also make sure you tell any programming/database guys you know that an excel spreadsheet is 100% a database and can be used as one and in a lot of cases should be used as one and going to the trouble of using any other form of database is just wanking. They love to hear that.
interdasting. so writing actual VBA seems good for automation like accessing a csv and uploading it or something (which is prob already a feature in excel). Good to know there's a special file type for VBA enabled otherwise you may as well open up "freebtc.exe" lol

Can I automatically "refresh" a spreadsheet every X amount of seconds, minutes, hours? Ik this is something I could prob Google lol
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Finance bro.... I practically live in excel.

I know all the functions, all the tips and tricks, all the shortcuts.

When I was a young officecuck, I was responsible for managing the financial side of inventory which required me to analyze around 800K lines of transactions each month. You can't analyze 800K of lines without knowing the all the formulas in excel.
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I bet the graphics are insane on the latest edition. I just bought a new gaming computer with an RTX 4090. Thinking I'll purchase excel and powerpoint here shortly to see what type of gains I get.
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Originally Posted By N0stradamus⏩
Finance bro.... I practically live in excel.

I know all the functions, all the tips and tricks, all the shortcuts.

When I was a young officecuck, I was responsible for managing the financial side of inventory which required me to analyze around 800K lines of transactions each month. You can't analyze 800K of lines without knowing the all the formulas in excel.
that were at least 13 worksheets

wild times
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Originally Posted By naaboo⏩
interdasting. so writing actual VBA seems good for automation like accessing a csv and uploading it or something (which is prob already a feature in excel). Good to know there's a special file type for VBA enabled otherwise you may as well open up "freebtc.exe" lol

Can I automatically "refresh" a spreadsheet every X amount of seconds, minutes, hours? Ik this is something I could prob Google lol
Yes can refresh the spreadsheet, although depending on exactly what you mean by that there is standard excel functionality for that too. But essentially VBA can do anything, it is a complete programming language with full access to the system it is being run on and yes depending on your excel settings opening an .xlsm file is the same as running "freebtc.exe". Enabling the macros is definitely the same.
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