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Excel Clipboard Error: “The content cannot be copied because it is being used by another application” — Symptoms and Quick Fixes

Frustrated by the "File is in use by another application" error during copy and paste? This article provides a detailed explanation of the issue along with both quick fixes and long-term solutions to resolve it effectively.

2025.06.18

EdgeExcel Functions

How to display time in 15-minute increments (CEILING and FLOOR functions) Excel

In the last issue, we introduced how to use the TIME function to display the time in 15-minute increments, 30-minute increments, etc. (TIME function) Excel pointed out that it would be easier to use the CEILING and FLOOR functions...

2024.06.18

Excel Functions

How to Disable the Copilot Icon in Excel (4 Simple Ways)

Many of you may have recently started seeing a "Copilot" icon like the one above in Excel. Copilot has many convenient features, but it can be annoying when it constantly pops up every time you select a cell. So, this time...

2025.07.12

Excel Functions

Excel (Excel) to automatically create a backup file every time you save

Here is how to automatically create a backup file every time you save Excel. Display the General Options screen First, display the "Save As" screen. On the Excel screen, click the "File" tab, then click "Save As," then click "So...

2024.01.10

Excel Functions

Automatically create invoices from sales invoices3 Excel (Excel)

Continuing from the previous article, "Creating Invoices Automatically from Sales Statements 2: Excel," we will now move on to creating invoices. If you haven't read it yet, please also read "Creating Invoices Automatically from Sales Statements 1: Excel". Putting details on an invoice (using a macro)...

2024.05.16

Excel Macro (VBA)Let's make an invoice from a sales invoice.

Automatically create invoices from sales invoices 2 Excel (Excel)

Creating Invoices Automatically from Previous Sales Statements1 Continuing from Excel (Excel), we will create an invoice. Putting the details on the invoice (using a function)*Using the "FILTER" function using Spil*This one uses the Spil function, so you will need to use Microsoft365 or E...

2024.06.10

Excel FunctionsLet's make an invoice from a sales invoice.

Excel RIGHT and LEFT functions to extract a specific number of characters from the right or left of a string

I want to display only the four characters from the right of the data entered in a cell, or I want to display the rest of the data without displaying the left few characters. Conversely, I want to display only 4 characters from the left of the data entered in a cell, or I want to display the rest of the data without displaying the few characters on the right. Thus...

2025.02.19

Excel Functions

How to Instantly Convert Address Numbers to Kanji Using SUBSTITUTE in Excel.

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

How to set up a link by inserting a hyperlink Excel (Excel)

Here is how to set up a hyperlink using the Insert Hyperlink function. For example, let's say you have created a document with a table of contents as shown below, which jumps to a cell within the page. Let's say you have created a page with a table of contents as shown in the figure below, and when you click on the name of an item in the table of contents, you will jump to that item. First, let's create a page with a hyperlink to a cell in the page...

2024.07.03

Excel Functions

Linking two pull-downs (drop-downs) without macros (when reflected in multiple rows) Excel (Excel)

A must-see for those who want to create Excel linked multi-row dropdowns! This article explains in detail how to link multi-row dropdowns without macros. In fact, it can be easily achieved with the INDIRECT function and named ranges. Reading this article will enable you to create efficient spreadsheets.

2025.06.09

Excel Functions