https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/ Tips, tutorials, and insights on Excel, VBA, and data visualization. en Mon, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-sum-by-color.html Sum cells whose background color matches a reference cell. Ideal for color-coded financial models. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-sum-by-color.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-range-has-notes.html Returns a TRUE/FALSE array indicating which cells have legacy comments attached. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-range-has-notes.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-extract-comments.html Extract all threaded comments and replies into a structured table with Cell, Author, Date, and Text columns. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-extract-comments.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-nmatch.html Like MATCH but finds the Nth occurrence of a value in a range. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-nmatch.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-rotate.html Rotate any 2D range clockwise with an optional count for 180 or 270 degree rotations. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-rotate.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-file-path-exist.html Returns TRUE/FALSE for each cell, checking whether the file path actually exists on disk. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-file-path-exist.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-is-hyperlink.html Returns TRUE/FALSE indicating whether each cell contains a hyperlink. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-udf-is-hyperlink.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-workbook-stats.html Generate comprehensive stats: formula density, dynamic arrays, unique formulae, and cross-sheet dependencies. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-workbook-stats.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-spill-resolver.html Automatically detect and fix #SPILL! errors by inserting rows and columns where dynamic arrays need space. 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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-error-scanner.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-validation-inspector.html List all data validation rules and find cells that violate their own validation constraints. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-validation-inspector.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-workbook-documentation.html Document named ranges, embedded objects, unique formulas, and chart series across workbooks. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-workbook-documentation.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-power-query-manager.html Extract, export, import, and remove Power Query definitions with VBA. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-power-query-manager.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-text-case.html Six in-place text case macros: UPPER, lower, Proper, Title Case, tOGGLE, and Sentence case. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-text-case.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-group-by-title.html Automatically create outline groups from 2 to 8 levels based on column title positions. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-group-by-title.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-auto-save-versioning.html Timed auto-save and automatic version numbering with initials prefix. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-auto-save-versioning.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-vba-inspector.html List every Sub, Function, and Property across all open workbooks. Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-vba-inspector.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-naming-hyperlinks.html Bulk-create numbered named ranges, convert cell references to names, and add hyperlinks. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-naming-hyperlinks.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-smart-fill.html Fill blank cells from the nearest value in any direction: down, up, right, or left. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-smart-fill.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-calculation-timer.html Measure single-cell recalculation time or full workbook rebuild time for performance tuning. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-calculation-timer.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-fill-left.html A VBA macro to fill blank cells with the value from the nearest non-blank cell to the right. Thu, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-fill-left.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-auto-set-sheet.html Reset all sheets to A1 with 100% zoom for a clean workbook presentation. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-auto-set-sheet.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-remove-sheet-refs.html Clean up redundant same-sheet references in formulas automatically. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/blog/blog-remove-sheet-refs.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-bubble-pies.html Overlay mini pie charts on a bubble chart to show market positioning, scale, and sector composition. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-bubble-pies.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-marimekko.html Variable-width stacked bar chart for market share and product mix analysis. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-marimekko.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-percentage-change.html Column chart with year-over-year variance arrows and percentage labels. Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-percentage-change.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-waffle-chart.html 10x10 grid percentage visualisation using SEQUENCE and conditional formatting. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-waffle-chart.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-raincloud-horizontal.html Distribution visualisation combining density curves, box plots, and scatter plots in Excel. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-raincloud-horizontal.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-raincloud-vertical.html Vertical RainCloud chart with 1-cloud and 3-cloud layouts in Excel. Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-raincloud-vertical.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-point-figure.html Classic technical analysis chart built from MSFT stock data with Bollinger Band overlays. Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-point-figure.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-christmas-tree.html A festive Excel creation with randomised Unicode ornaments and conditional formatting lights. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-christmas-tree.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-excel.html Compare 8 formula approaches to 2D aggregation: MMULT, SUMIFS, GROUPBY, and LAMBDA variants. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-excel.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-sum-to-target.html Find all number combinations that sum to a target using SEQUENCE, BASE, MMULT, and FILTER. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-sum-to-target.html https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-dynamic-hyperlink.html Formula-driven hyperlinks using HYPERLINK(), INDIRECT(), and CELL() that auto-update. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://sampi314.github.io/Sam-Personal-Profile/projects/project-dynamic-hyperlink.html