If you’ve ever tried to enter a number starting with zero into an Excel spreadsheet, you will have had the frustrating experience of finding that as soon as you exit the cell, the zero disappears from the front of the number. Here’s how to stop Excel from ‘helping’ you when it’s not wanted. Because zero […]
A new type of infected Word document is doing the rounds with the name ObliqueRAT with a few new tricks. ObliqueRAT is similar to an earlier nasty CrimsonRAT but has a range of infection capabilities and is encrypted. Password Protected The infected Word documents usually arrive via email and are password protected. Presumably the password […]
Here’s a limited solution to the problem of excluding multiple holidays or vacation lists to use in NetworkDays() or NetworkDays_Intl() and a request to Microsoft for an improvement in the function. NetworkDays() or NetworkDays_Intl() is OK if you only have to deal with one list of public holidays or one vacation. But in the Real […]
We looked at the handy NetworkDays.Intl() function in Excel and mentioned that the Holidays parameter is a lot more complicated that it appears. Let’s look at how Holidays works and how it gets messy when faced with real world applications. Quick Recap of NetworkDays.Intl() Just to recap, NetworkDays.Intl() lets Excel count the number of working […]
Here’s a step-by-step example of Networkdays.Intl() in an Excel worksheet. We suggest using that improved function over the older NetworkDays() with less options. As usual, you can select the formulas tab and Excel will guide you through the process. From Formulas | Date & Time choose NETWORKDAYS.INTL . It will open a dialog box to […]
