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Buggin' Out #4: HTML Files with .xls

7 August 2016

Users have reported that HTML files with .xls extensions are not opening outside Protected View in Excel 2010, 2013 or 2016.


Buggin' Out #3: Excel File Extensions Not Recognised

6 August 2016

Some users have reported that when you try to open an .xls or .xlsx file in Excel 2016, it does not recognise the file extension. Consequently, it is not opened as an Excel file and, worse, Excel may not appear in the list of applications to choose from.


How Not to Build a Financial Model – Part 2

5 August 2016

With bills to pay, mouths to feed and fun to have, in these uncertain times, it’s good to be in a steady job. What better way than to make yourself indispensable?


Buggin' Out #2: Opening Excel Files After Upgrading to Excel 2016

4 August 2016

Some users have experienced problems opening files due to file association errors after upgrading to Office 2016.


A to Z of Excel Functions: The AND Function

3 August 2016

My old English teacher said you should never start or finish a sentence with the word “and”. AND is one of several Excel logic functions (others include NOT, OR and XOR)...


Buggin' Out #1: Hyperlinks in Excel .xls Files

2 August 2016

Some users have discovered that old Excel 2003 / earlier (.xls) files containing hyperlinks open in Protected View after having been saved on a Windows 10 machine.


Monday Morning Mulling: July Challenge

1 August 2016

On the final Friday of each month, we set an Excel for you to puzzle over for the weekend. On the Monday, we publish one suggested solution...


Windows 10: Happy Anniversary!

30 July 2016

What is it with birthdays at the moment? Honestly, the Christmas period must be really festive...Windows 10 turns one today and seems to have a happier future than its predecessors Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. We clearly like Start buttons for a start (get it?)!At the...


Final Friday Fix: July Challenge

29 July 2016

On the final Friday of each month, we’re going to set Excel for you to puzzle over so that you can get your “Excel fix”...


Happy Birthday Internet!

28 July 2016

What are you doing to celebrate the internet tonight? The Arbiter of All Things Knowledgeable (i.e. Dr. Google) has decreed that today is the 10,000th day of the internet. Yes, that's right: nobody knew anything before March 1989. Conclusive proof that the moon...


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