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Monday Morning Mulling: August 2020 Challenge

31 August 2020

On the final Friday of each month, we set an Excel / Power Pivot / Power Query / Power BI problem for you to puzzle over for the weekend. On the Monday, we publish a solution. If you think there is an alternative answer, feel free to email us. We’ll feel free to ignore you.


Final Friday Fix: August 2020 Challenge

28 August 2020

On the final Friday of each month, we’re going to set an Excel / Power BI challenge for you to puzzle over so that you can get your “Excel fix”. Challenge your office colleagues to see who can solve the puzzle quickest. There are no prizes at this stage: you’re playing for bragging rights only!


Power BI Blog: Renaming Fields in a Custom Hierarchy

27 August 2020

Welcome back to this week’s edition of the Power BI blog series. This week, we look at how to rename fields in a custom hierarchy.


Power Query: It Takes All Types

26 August 2020

Welcome to our Power Query blog. This week, I look at a quick method to set column types.


Power Pivot Principles: Irregular Month-End Reporting Case – Part 2

25 August 2020

Welcome back to the Power Pivot Principles blog. This week, we will continue with our irregular month-end reporting case study.


A to Z of Excel Functions: The IMCSC Function

24 August 2020

Welcome back to our regular A to Z of Excel Functions blog. Today we look at the IMCSC function.


Excel Virtually Global 2020: A Personal Look Back

21 August 2020

A few years ago, I came up with the idea for Excel Summit South, an event aimed at those working in finance in Australia and New Zealand.


Charts and Dashboards: Interactive Charts – Part 4: Introduction to ActiveX Controls

21 August 2020

Welcome back to this week’s Charts and Dashboards blog series. This week, we will briefly talk about ActiveX Controls in Excel.


Power BI Blog: Summarising the Top Two Countries in a Dataset

20 August 2020

Welcome back to this week’s edition of the Power BI blog series. This week, we look at how to group the sales of the top two (say) countries in a dataset.


Power Query: Simply Conditional

19 August 2020

Welcome to our Power Query blog. This week I look at a method to conditionally replace values efficiently.


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