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Author Archives: Atul Vij

Send Emails from Excel with VBA and Outlook (With Attachments)

Send Emails from Excel with VBA and Outlook (With Attachments)

11 Sep 2023 · Excel VBA · 3 min read

Send Emails from Excel with VBA and Outlook (With Attachments)

A tested Excel VBA macro that sends personalised Outlook emails from a list — with attachments, CC, a preview mode and a log column.

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11 September 2023 by Atul Vij Excel VBA, Outlook

Excel Tables (Ctrl+T): 10 Reasons to Use Them for Every List

Excel Tables (Ctrl+T): 10 Reasons to Use Them for Every List

21 Jun 2023 · Excel Formulas · 2 min read

Excel Tables (Ctrl+T): 10 Reasons to Use Them for Every List

Formatting a range as an Excel Table gives you auto-expanding formulas, readable references, slicers, totals and pivot sources that never miss new rows. Ten…

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21 June 2023 by Atul Vij Excel Formulas

Excel Date Formulas Cheat Sheet: 25 Formulas You Will Actually Use

Excel Date Formulas Cheat Sheet: 25 Formulas You Will Actually Use

22 Apr 2023 · Excel Formulas · 1 min read

Excel Date Formulas Cheat Sheet: 25 Formulas You Will Actually Use

A cheat sheet of Excel date formulas: first and last day of the month, quarters, Indian financial year, working days, age, week numbers, adding…

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22 April 2023 by Atul Vij Excel Formulas

7 Prompt Patterns That Get Better Answers from ChatGPT and Claude

11 Apr 2023 · Prompt Engineering · 2 min read

7 Prompt Patterns That Get Better Answers from ChatGPT and Claude

Seven practical prompt patterns — context, examples, format, steps, constraints, delimiters and questions first — with before-and-after prompts you can reuse.

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11 April 2023 by Atul Vij Prompt Engineering

PowerPoint Presenter View: 7 Tricks for Calmer Presentations

PowerPoint Presenter View: 7 Tricks for Calmer Presentations

7 Apr 2023 · PowerPoint · 1 min read

PowerPoint Presenter View: 7 Tricks for Calmer Presentations

Use PowerPoint’s Presenter View to see notes, the next slide and a timer while the audience sees only your slides — plus shortcuts to…

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7 April 2023 by Atul Vij PowerPoint

Java Streams for Beginners: filter, map and collect Explained

Java Streams for Beginners: filter, map and collect Explained

28 Mar 2023 · Java · 1 min read

Java Streams for Beginners: filter, map and collect Explained

Java Streams let you process lists in a clear, declarative style. Learn filter, map, sorted, collect and groupingBy with a small sales example.

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28 March 2023 by Atul Vij Java

Python for Office Automation: The Complete Starter Guide

Python for Office Automation: The Complete Starter Guide

15 Oct 2022 · Python · 3 min read

Python for Office Automation: The Complete Starter Guide

Use Python to automate everyday office work: set up Python, handle files and folders, read and write Excel, create Word reports, send emails safely,…

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15 October 2022 by Atul Vij Python, Python Automation

Why Is the “Save” Icon a Floppy Disk? A Short History

Why Is the “Save” Icon a Floppy Disk? A Short History

29 Sep 2022 · Fun Facts · 2 min read

Why Is the “Save” Icon a Floppy Disk? A Short History

The floppy disk save icon outlived the floppy disk by decades. Where the 3.5-inch disk came from, why it became the save symbol, and…

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29 September 2022 by Atul Vij Fun Facts, History

In-Cell Bar Charts in Excel: REPT, Data Bars and Sparklines

In-Cell Bar Charts in Excel: REPT, Data Bars and Sparklines

17 Aug 2022 · Charts & Dashboards · 2 min read

In-Cell Bar Charts in Excel: REPT, Data Bars and Sparklines

Three ways to show charts inside cells — the REPT formula trick, conditional-formatting Data Bars and Sparklines — for compact dashboards that update automatically.

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17 August 2022 by Atul Vij Charts & Dashboards

Excel Shortcut of the Week: Ctrl+E Flash Fill

Excel Shortcut of the Week: Ctrl+E Flash Fill

3 Aug 2022 · Excel Formulas · 1 min read

Excel Shortcut of the Week: Ctrl+E Flash Fill

Flash Fill (Ctrl+E) splits, joins and reformats text by example — no formulas. How to use it, five real examples, and when to use…

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3 August 2022 by Atul Vij Excel Formulas, Productivity

Merge 100 Excel Files into One with Python (in 10 Lines)

Merge 100 Excel Files into One with Python (in 10 Lines)

5 Jun 2022 · Python · 2 min read

Merge 100 Excel Files into One with Python (in 10 Lines)

Combine every Excel file in a folder into one sheet with Python and pandas — with a source column, header checks and a summary.

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5 June 2022 by Atul Vij Python, Python Automation

8 Android Features Most People Never Find

8 Android Features Most People Never Find

3 Apr 2022 · Phone · 2 min read

8 Android Features Most People Never Find

Share Wi-Fi with a QR code, pin an app before lending your phone, live captions, Quick Share and more — useful Android features available…

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3 April 2022 by Atul Vij Phone

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