Best fit or AutoFit.
Autofit is the facility that allows a column to set its width at the widest entry in the column.
There is no best column in Excel. All columns are the same. If you are referring to the best fit, then that is based on the widest entry in a column being used to set the width of the column.
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Use AUTOFIT, which finds the widest value in a column and sets the width to that. It is found in the Format menu, under Column. It can also be done by putting the mouse between the column headings for two columns until you get a double-headed arrow, and then double clicking.
Copy the formulas and in the column next to them, use the Paste Special option and choose values. It will put the actual values into the cells. You can then sort your data based on the column of values.
It uses vertical bars, based on the values entered in as data. See the image at the link below.
Yes it can. There are various ways of doing it, which would depend on the specific situation. You can use functions like IF and SUMIF to do it.
What you need to do is select all the data. Normally when doing this, the first column of the data you selected acts as the key to sorting it. So what you need to do next is to go to a Custom Sort and select the column to base your sort on. Then you can do it on a different column. That will work. When values change in Excel it does not automatically sort them again like in a database, so you will need to redo the sort occasionally. You could set a macro up to do that for you.
On request, cells are automatically filled with data, usually based on cells above, or to the left.
To sort alphanumeric data like "P15-033-1" in Excel, first ensure the data is in a single column. Select the column, then go to the "Data" tab and click on "Sort." In the sort dialog, you can choose to sort by the column containing your alphanumeric data, and select either "A to Z" or "Z to A" for the desired order. Excel will sort the data based on the alphanumeric characters, treating numbers and letters appropriately.
To automatically copy data from one Excel sheet to another, you can use formulas or Excel's built-in features. For example, you can use the =Sheet1!A1 formula in the target sheet to reference a specific cell from the source sheet, allowing it to update dynamically. Alternatively, you can utilize Excel's Power Query feature to import and transform data from one sheet to another automatically. For more complex automation, consider using VBA macros to copy data based on specific conditions or triggers.