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I am the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Excel 2010.
 
I am happy to answer any questions about Microsoft Excel. If you have an Excel problem, let me help you with it. Also, please be sure to check the Excel Tips & Tricks and Excel Tutorials sections of my web site.
 
You can also watch my complete Excel 2010 For Beginners tutorial online which is over 90 minutes of FREE videos and an eBook.

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I have been using Microsoft Excel since the very early Windows 3.1 versions. I have been teaching Microsoft Excel in the classroom since 1994, and online through computer tutorials since 2002.

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I have been volunteering on AllExperts in the categories of Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, and Weight Loss for years.

Publications

I am the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Excel 2010. I have created a line of computer tutorials online at www.ExcelLearningZone.com and www.599CD.com/Excel.

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Personally, I am self taught. I've learned everything I know from books and trial & error. If I don't know the answer, I know how to find it.

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I have over 20,000 happy clients worldwide.


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Recent Answers from Richard Rost

2012-02-01 Complicated Question:

This is one of those things that is MUCH better done in a DATABASE program like Microsoft Access, not Excel. In Access you would create a table to store all of your individual ingredients (eggs, milk,

2012-01-31 Multiple worksheets w/ same info:

You can do it. Excel can reference values on other sheets or even in entirely different workbook files. The EASIEST way to do it is to open both sheets, COPY the data you want to have appear in the other

2012-01-11 auto increment when printing:

This isn't possible in Excel without some serious VBA programming. I would recommend using a database such as Microsoft Access to handle your invoices.     If you have Access and want to learn how to get

2011-12-28 VLOOKUP returns #N/A:

Try making your table range an ABSOLUTE REFERENCE...    =IF(ISBLANK(C2),"",VLOOKUP(C2,$A$2:$B$16,2,FALSE))    This works fine for the first two rows, but as you copy (or AutoFill) this formula down the

2011-11-16 Data entry in Sheet2 from sheet1:

Try this:    =IF(ISBLANK(Sheet1!A10),"",Sheet1!A10)    Here's some additional information on the IF function:    http://www.599cd.com/tips/excel/misc/if-function-sales-tax.asp?key=AllExperts    I cover

 

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