In this article, we are going to learn how to insert and use a toggle button in an Excel worksheet. A toggle button is used to indicate a state, such as Yes/No or a mode, such as On/Off. The button alternates between an enabled and disabled state when it is clicked. For example, you can use the toggle button to hide and unhide rows, hide and unhide columns, hide and unhide a chart, switch between design mode and edit mode, or as an alternative to the check box. Either way, you can see that toggle buttons are very useful.

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In this Excel lesson, you will learn how to insert Scroll Bar to your worksheet. Also you will find out how useful is to insert it to make your worksheet more interactive and dynamic.

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In this article, we are going to learn how to declare a variable in VBA Excel. First, we are going to learn what a variable is and then some of the types of variable are. Finally, we are going to learn how to initialize and use variables in Excel VBA.

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In this Excel VBA tutorial, you are going to learn how to create and call a VBA function in Excel. Excel provides the user with a large collection of ready-made functions. These functions are usually more than enough to satisfy the average user’s requirements.

If these functions aren’t enough, or if a user is looking for a new function, many more of these functions can be added to Excel by installing the various add-ins that are available.

Most calculations can be achieved with what is provided. However, sometimes you are doing a tedious task, and before long you find yourself wishing that there was a function that did a particular job, and you can’t find anything suitable in the list. That’s when you need a UDF, or a “user-tailored” function.

A UDF (User Defined Function) is simply a function that a user creates for him or herself with VBA. UDFs are often called “Custom Functions”. A UDF can be simple or very complex; depending on the user.

To use a VBA function, you must first create it. Follow these steps to create a VBA function and call it:

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Excel has a set of pre-defined functions to perform various operations as desired. So, it is very easy to get to grips with a pre-defined function to execute any mathematical, statistical or logical operation. But there are certain circumstances where you need to deal with a custom or re-usable function in Excel.

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You might have Gmail or Yahoo accounts for sending and receiving emails. But, Excel offers the option to send emails directly from Excel itself. Suppose, you are busy with some Excel application and want to send an email to your manager or team member attaching the same Excel document you are working on. You can complete it in seconds without opening your Yahoo or Gmail inbox.

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Geocoding creates coordinates for a physical location on a map. In this Excel tutorial, you will learn what a geocode is and how to use geocode with 3D Maps.

We can use geocoding along with address details to map data within Excel. Once Excel recognises the address details and applies a geocode, Excel maps this allowing users to see a geographic representation of the data.

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The aggregate function is a very useful function in Excel that can perform almost twenty different tasks with ease. It is a function that will return an aggregation in either a database or list. It has the ability to ignore certain areas that the user has chosen.

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A bullet chart is a great data visualization tool that can be used to compare the performance of a metric. For example, if you want to compare the sales of two years or to compare the total sales to a target, you can use bullet charts.

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People who invest in bonds are always anxious to know the current yield, the yield to maturity and the yield to call of the bonds they purchased. Using Excel, you can develop a bond yield calculator easily with the help of a number of formulas. You just need to enter the inputs like face value, coupon rate, years to maturity etc and Excel will calculate the bond yield and display it for you.

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