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Excel to allow entry of items not in the pull-down (drop-down) list

When using the pull-down entry function in Excel with the default settings, if you try to enter an item that is not in the list prepared for entry, an error message like the one shown below will appear and you will not be able to enter the item. In such a case, you can either allow any item to be entered, or display a message...

2025.06.11

Excel Functions

SUBSTITUTE function" Excel, a method to convert numbers in addresses to Chinese numerals in one shot.

When printing addresses on envelopes using the address list of a New Year's card or a customer list, for example, horizontal envelopes are written in arithmetic (Arabic) numerals such as "1, 2, 3", while vertical envelopes must be written in Chinese numerals such as "1, 2, 3". Substitute the numbers...

2024.09.20

Excel Functions

What does the error message "#NAME?

Error messages are unavoidable when dealing with Excel, and you may be surprised when they suddenly appear. Here are the meanings and countermeasures for this error message. Meaning of "#NAME?

2024.06.05

Excel Functions

Digital certificate can no longer be selected when logging in to a site (Edge)

Have you ever seen the following error message when using login with a digital certificate? The certificate you have selected is not available for this service. Please close all browser windows and try again. Internet ban...

2024.08.02

Edge

How to install .NET FrameWork

What are the versions of the .NET Framework? NET Framework (DotNet Framework) comes in various versions (types of toolboxes) with slightly different tools inside...

2024.10.01

Excel Macro (VBA)

Forgot Password] How to remove sheet protection Excel (Excel)

I have a "sheet-protected" Excel file that I really need to unprotect, but the person in charge of applying the protection has already left the company or lost the memo, and I don't know the password. In such cases, do I have no choice but to give up? No, you can...

2024.10.29

Excel Functions

How to extract characters before a specific character "LEFT and FIND functions" Excel (Excel)

As shown in the figure below, if there is extra data after the string and you want to extract only the string to the left of the extra data, you cannot simply use the LEFT function alone because the number of characters is not constant. Function to extract the left side of the "¥" mark in cell "A2" = LEFT(A2,FIND(...))

2025.02.19

Excel Functions

Measure macro processing time Excel(Excel) Macro(VBA)

When trying to speed up a macro, it is first necessary to be able to determine how much time was saved before and after the improvement, and how much time was saved or not. To do this, it is necessary to be able to measure the time. In this article, we will show you how to do this. In this article, we will discuss the process of...

2024.01.03

Excel Macro (VBA)

How to display file extensions [Windows 11].

For the beginning computer user, there may be little trouble with file extensions not being displayed. However, once you have started to tinker with computers to some extent, there are situations where you may need to change the file extension or process a file differently depending on its extension, so this...

2024.10.08

Windows

VLOOKUP function gives #N/A or #REF!

The VLOOKUP function is a very useful function for handling data, but many of you may have experienced that once you get stuck in the error swamp of #N/A or #REF! In this article, we will discuss how to use the VLOOKUP function to get rid of the #N/A and #REF!

2024.07.05

Excel Functions