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Life Before Monarch

September 20, 2010

It seems so long ago now, but of course there was a time that I wasn’t aware of the magic that is Monarch software.

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It was a dark time that lasted many unfortunate years. It was a time that required detailed knowledge of how many different software programs worked, and how one could [...]

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Is There Good News or Bad News?

September 17, 2010

I recently asked over a thousand site visitors and subscribers about their Monarch training needs. And I’ve spent countless hours looking at the types of things that Monarch users typically struggle with.

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The good news is that most of the users got the answers to the challenges that they’d encountered. This is [...]

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Monarch Software Training Wish List

September 15, 2010

A couple of days ago I asked about the two most important things that you need to know about using Monarch, and I can’t believe the response!

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The emails came pouring into my inbox immediately, and I’m completely thrilled by how many people took the time to write and [...]

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My Secret Project

September 13, 2010

If you’re a frequent visitor to this site (and thank you if you are), then you have likely noticed that time’s been passing quickly this summer and that I haven’t been posting many new pieces here on ExcelWithMonarch.com lately.

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In order to continue to help you as a resource, lately I’ve been thinking [...]

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Update to the Monarch Batch File Generator

September 10, 2010

Just a quick note today to let you know of an improvement that might be important to you.
Again, slight revisions have been made to the Monarch Batch File Generator. Regular site reader Lance wrote to ask if the utility was capable of creating exports to Access databases (.mdb format), which it is. But his question [...]

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Overcoming Limitations and Developing Top N Tables

August 31, 2010

The ability of Monarch to sort key fields in both the Table and Summary windows is tremendously useful as it enables us to further analyze our data. The ability to focus only on the most important data can be critical when working with data sets of any size.

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Let’s assume that we have [...]

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Monarch is a Complete Solution

June 3, 2010

Auto mechanics have cabinet after cabinet of tools, as do carpenters and plumbers, surgeons and dentists. Every tool has a special use and its shape and purpose has been refined over many, many years. The physical space required to house these collections of tools can be tremendous.

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The other night I attended a [...]

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