How to Use the Quick Analysis Tool in Excel

Quick Analysis is one of the features introduced in Excel 2013. It allows you to visually spot trends and information in your spreadsheets, with just a few clicks. This is a really simple trick that even those of you brand new to Excel will be able to use. In this video, Nicky will show you how to use Quick Analysis and some of the Formatting tools - and how to clear it if you don't want to see the information anymore.

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With Quick Analysis, options for number data include Data Bars (or bar charts) that display in each cell, or Icon Sets, which show arrows to indicate how high or low a number is. Excel can even recognise when your data is a Date and highlight dates from last week or last month for you. This tip is quick and easy to use, and in this two-minute video, Nicky shows you how to use it and how to hide it when needed.

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