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		<title>number format #,##0.00</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great tip for people who use number formats a lot. Try selecting a cell with a number and typing CTRL+SHIFT+1 . 
This shortcut formats my numbers to #,##0.00 which is the most common number format used where I work.
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		<title>uk date format</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are using a UK keyboard typing CTRL+# on a date cell will format the date to dd-mmm-yy. 
The US keyboard is CTRL+SHIFT+#
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		<title>Finding merged cells</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merging cells is a common task when creating reports in worksheets. But merged cells can play havoc with the normal functioning of some of Excel&#8217;s tools. Knowing where those cells are located could be helpful so that you can determine whether to remove them or not.
Here is one way to identify which cells are merged [...]]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my preferred method of showing text across a selection of cells. Use this instead of merging cells. Merging cells can play havoc with some other excel functions.
My theory about why &#8220;Center across selection&#8221; is not widely used is the placement in the dialog box.
You see it is at the bottom of the list.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Format Part of the Text Within a Cell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you know how to apply formatting to text in cells using colour, bold, italics, font size, etc&#8230; You may not be aware of this little trick that will give you new options for formatting your Excel worksheets.
You can apply different formatting to different parts of text within the same cell. 
Here&#8217;s how&#8230;
1) Select the [...]]]></description>
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