Last week a client mentioned that he uses lots of message boxes in his Excel code, and finds that users just click OK when a message appears. Most of the messages are informational, and users have read them before, so a quick click is fine.
However, some of those messages are critical, and only appear when [...]

Do you have the inner strength to throw out old books?
I love computer books, and bring home way too many of them. Things were bad enough in the old days, when I had to leave my office and drive to a bookstore, in order to buy books. Then the miracle of online shopping occurred, and [...]

Moved to the Excel Twitters archive:
Excel Twitters 20080927
var fbShare = {size:’small’}

According to an article in Neuromarketing, if things smell better, users assume they ARE better.
“In another study – a consumer test of shampoos – a shampoo which participants ranked last on general performance in an initial test, was ranked first in a second test after its fragrance had been altered. In the second test, participants [...]

I know — I’m more shocked than you are.
Yesterday I discovered a site where you can create quizzes and post them for others to try. So, I searched for Excel quizzes and found a few.
One quiz had the mysterious name, Excel 13-22, so I decided to try that one. I got off to a good [...]

Maybe you can help. I got an email this week from an Excel 2007 user who wants book recommendations:
“I have a question about Excel Visual Basic. My purpose is to write my own Excel formula. Where or what book do you think I could learn from? I have no prior knowledge of programming.”
I [...]

When I installed Windows Live Messenger on my laptop, it also installed a folder named My Sharing Folders. Sometimes, when I try to drag a file to a different folder in Windows Explorer, it accidentally touches the My Sharing Folders, a message appears, and the copying freezes solid. Forever. Actually, I get tired of waiting [...]

Occasionally I work with long Word documents, and want to get from one section to another as quickly as possible. To do this, I use one of Word’s best hidden features — the Document Map. It lists all the headings in your document, and to go to a section you just click on its name [...]

Moved to the Excel Twitters archive:
Excel Twitters 20080920
var fbShare = {size:’small’}

Although the title of today’s blog pretty much describes my meeting notes (what the heck do those scribbles mean?), I’m referring to a couple of utilities I found this week. Both have been very helpful already, so you might find them useful too.
Print What You Like
First is Print What You Like, a web site that [...]