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Excel: Color Cells When Input Doesn’t Match Dropdown List

In this article, you'll learn how to use conditional formatting in Excel to automatically change cell colors when a value entered doesn't match the dropdown list. If you've been struggling with errors during data aggregation using the VLOOKUP function, you're not alone. Fortunately, combining the MATCH and ISNA functions offers a simple and effective solution.

2025.06.11

Excel Functions

What is an Excel (Excel) Macro (VBA) Module and Procedure?

When dealing with VBA, you will come across terms such as modules and procedures, which are not used in everyday life. So, here I will explain about modules and procedures. Modules include standard modules, book modules, sheet modules, fo...

2023.12.27

Excel Macro (VBA)

Get the full path (save location and file name) of the opened Excel file "FullName" Excel (Excel) Macro (VBA)

There are many situations where it is useful to be able to retrieve the location of the Excel file you are currently operating on when you are trying to retrieve values from another Excel file or save a file as a name using a macro. In this article, we will show you how to use the "FullName" command, which is useful in such cases. The currently open...

2024.05.30

Excel Macro (VBA)

How to find function references with trace arrows Excel (Excel)

If you are confused about reference relationships in Excel functions, you have come to the right place! This article details how to find references using trace arrows. In fact, you can easily visualize the relationship between cells from the formula tab. This article will help you understand complex functions.

2025.06.06

Excel Functions

The two reasons for garbled csv files and how to fix them [Thorough explanation by an Excel master] Windows version.

"Huh? What is this?" Have you ever opened a CSV file in Excel only to find that the text in the file is a series of unintelligible symbols? Yes, you are now facing a troublesome problem called "garbled characters," which is a common problem that many people suffer from...

2024.09.12

Excel Functions

How to set up read-only and password Excel (Excel)

Here is how to set Excel to read-only or set a password when opening. 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 "...

2024.01.10

Excel Functions

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

What does the error message "#VALUE!" mean and what can I do about it?

Error messages are unavoidable when dealing with Excel, and you may be surprised when they suddenly appear. Here are the meanings and countermeasures for these errors. As an example of preconditions, let's make a table like this...

2024.05.30

Excel Functions

How to Prefer Manual Fill to Conditional Formatting Excel (Excel)

Conditional formatting is a very useful feature that automatically fills in or changes formatting based on specified conditions. However, many of you may have experienced the problem that conditional formatting takes precedence over manual filling. In this article, we will discuss how to use conditional formatting...

2024.07.09

Excel Functions

How to use the sheet protection function.

After you have created a great system or tool in Excel, do you ever have this fear when you want others to use it? What if someone accidentally breaks a formula... What if an important function is deleted? I only want to edit the cells I need, but...

2024.10.08

Excel Functions