To the left of the Excel 2013 cells is a vertical margin with 4 small numbered boxes at the top – 1 2 3 4. This is not something I have seen before. What is the function of these? Illustration attached. Thanks!
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AskWoody LoungerSeptember 24, 2014 at 9:59 pm #1468683Those are outline levels. Either the sheet has subtotals applied, or the sheet is grouped and outlined. Clicking on each of the numbers will reveal (or hide) different levels of data.
Clicking the (1) generally only shows grand totals, the (2) would show category-level subtotals, and so on.
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WSanntms
AskWoody LoungerSeptember 25, 2014 at 10:38 am #1468727Perfect! Thanks!
Those are outline levels. Either the sheet has subtotals applied, or the sheet is grouped and outlined. Clicking on each of the numbers will reveal (or hide) different levels of data.
Clicking the (1) generally only shows grand totals, the (2) would show category-level subtotals, and so on.
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