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Bill Aging Reports: Part 4/5

Step-by-step guide for updating, organizing, and formatting bill review and Comp 1 Bill Aging Reports in Excel, including tips for copying, pasting, renaming tabs, and ensuring data accuracy.

By Jessica Esslinger

In this guide, we'll learn how to update and organize weekly billing and summary reports using spreadsheet tools. The process includes copying data from previous reports, renaming files and tabs, adjusting dates, and ensuring information for clients like Penn National, CEP, and Prime is accurate and well-formatted.

You'll also see how to use features like Paste Special, sorting, and formatting to keep your reports clear and consistent.

Let's get started

Okay. Now that we have finished, I will select all of these and quickly make them the same size.

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Click here
Step #1: Click here
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Drag "B"
Step #2: Drag "B"
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Click here
Step #3: Click here
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Click here
Step #4: Click here
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Click on "$ % 950808"
Step #5: Click on "$ % 950808"

I like the comma; remove decimals.

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Double-click on "500-00"
Step #6: Double-click on "500-00"

Next, write "Summary" below this section.

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Click here
Step #7: Click here
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Type "Summary + Enter"

This is bill review.

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Type "Bill Review"
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Right-click on "1 Summary"
Step #10: Right-click on "1 Summary"
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Click here
Step #11: Click here

So... Oop, oop.

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Right-click on "1"
Step #12: Right-click on "1"

""

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Click on "Insert"
Step #13: Click on "Insert"
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Click here
Step #14: Click here

This is Penn National, this is CEP, and this is called Prime.

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Type "PennNational "
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Drag "10-14 Days"
Step #16: Drag "10-14 Days"
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Click here
Step #17: Click here
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Click here
Step #18: Click here
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Type "CEP"
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Click here
Step #20: Click here

I will rename this tab to Summary.

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Type "Prime"
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Type "Prime"
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Double-click on "Sheet6"
Step #23: Double-click on "Sheet6"
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Type "Summary"
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Click on "14 MANAGEABILITY"
Step #25: Click on "14 MANAGEABILITY"

I will bold this entire row, this entire column, and then this part is done.

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Click here
Step #26: Click here
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Click on "BIU"
Step #27: Click on "BIU"
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Click here
Step #28: Click here
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Click on "« Α Α = ="
Step #29: Click on "« Α Α = ="
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Click here
Step #30: Click here
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Click here
Step #31: Click here

Now comes the easy part.

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Click on "Continue"
Step #32: Click on "Continue"

We will go back to the 311 folder.

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Click here
Step #33: Click here
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Click here
Step #34: Click here
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Click on "MAI - Bill Aging Reports"
Step #35: Click on "MAI - Bill Aging Reports"

We're going to grab this file.

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Double-click on "03.11.26"
Step #36: Double-click on "03.11.26"
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Click on "( Main )"
Step #37: Click on "( Main )"

Open it.

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Double-click on ")"
Step #38: Double-click on ")"

First, save a copy of the file into your 317 folder.

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Click on "File"
Step #39: Click on "File"
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Click here
Step #40: Click here
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Click on "HSave a Copy"
Step #41: Click on "HSave a Copy"
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Double-click on "This PC"
Step #42: Double-click on "This PC"
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Click on "HR & Accounting - Documents"
Step #43: Click on "HR & Accounting - Documents"
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Double-click on "3- ManageAbility"
Step #44: Double-click on "3- ManageAbility"
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Double-click on "Aging"
Step #45: Double-click on "Aging"
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Double-click on "Aging"
Step #46: Double-click on "Aging"

We will rename it 317.

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Double-click on "03.11.26"
Step #47: Double-click on "03.11.26"
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Type "Backspace"

Click Save.

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Type "7 + Enter"

Next, copy last week's sheet, update the tab date, and change the date at the top. Then, delete those items.

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Right-click on "03.11.2"
Step #50: Right-click on "03.11.2"
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Click on "Move or Copy ..."
Step #51: Click on "Move or Copy ..."
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Click on "Create a copy"
Step #52: Click on "Create a copy"
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Click on "OK"
Step #53: Click on "OK"
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Double-click on "03.11.26 ( 2 )"
Step #54: Double-click on "03.11.26 ( 2 )"
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Type "03.17.26"
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Click here
Step #56: Click here
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Click on "03/11/26"
Step #57: Click on "03/11/26"
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Type "3/17 + Enter"
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Drag here
Step #59: Drag here
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Drag "#CEP_CLEARCOV"
Step #60: Drag "#CEP_CLEARCOV"
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Drag "MGY_Audit 1"
Step #61: Drag "MGY_Audit 1"

Same process applies here for the Comp 1 Bill Aging Report.

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Click on "C1-03.11.26"
Step #62: Click on "C1-03.11.26"
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Right-click on "C1-03.11.26"
Step #63: Right-click on "C1-03.11.26"
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Click on "..."
Step #64: Click on "..."

I will move and copy it, rename it to today's date, update the date above, and then continue.

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Double-click on "OK"
Step #65: Double-click on "OK"
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Double-click on "C1-03.11.26"
Step #66: Double-click on "C1-03.11.26"
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Drag "C1-03.11.26"
Step #67: Drag "C1-03.11.26"
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Type "7.26"
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Click here
Step #69: Click here
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Click on "Compone"
Step #70: Click on "Compone"
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Type "3/17 + Enter"
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Drag "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
Step #72: Drag "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"

I'll leave it so you can see which ones we will do.

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Click here
Step #73: Click here
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Click on "Accessibility : Investigate"
Step #74: Click on "Accessibility : Investigate"

For 317, I will go to our 317.

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Click here
Step #75: Click here
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Click here
Step #76: Click here
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Click here
Step #77: Click here

We will copy and paste below the client, all the way over to zero to two days.

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Drag here
Step #78: Drag here
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Type "Ctrl + C"

""

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Click here
Step #80: Click here

Right-click and select Paste Special. Sometimes, there may be more content than expected from last week. If that happens, press Control Z to undo.

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Click here
Step #81: Click here
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Right-click here
Step #82: Right-click here
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Click here
Step #83: Click here
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Type "Ctrl + Z"
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Click here
Step #85: Click here
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Type "Esc"
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Click on "20"
Step #87: Click on "20"

I'm going to add two more lines because that's what we'll need.

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Double-click here
Step #88: Double-click here
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Click here
Step #89: Click here
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Click here
Step #90: Click here

I'm going back, copying, and using Paste Special.

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Click here
Step #91: Click here
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Type "Ctrl + C"
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Click here
Step #93: Click here
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Right-click here
Step #94: Right-click here
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Click on "L123 Lfx"
Step #95: Click on "L123 Lfx"

We also need to include Penn National.

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Click here
Step #96: Click here

Try to go quickly so we don't need to make another video.

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Step #97: Click here
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Step #98: Click here
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Click here
Step #99: Click here

Okay, you can see there aren't as many. We'll copy and paste Penn National first, then grab 11, 12, and 2.

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Drag "28 PENN NATIONAL"
Step #100: Drag "28 PENN NATIONAL"
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Click on "05-09 Days 0-2 Days Grand Total"
Step #101: Click on "05-09 Days 0-2 Days Grand Total"
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Click here
Step #102: Click here
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Click here
Step #103: Click here
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Click here
Step #104: Click here
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Type "Ctrl + C"

I will type them in, starting at 10/14. 11, 12, and 2.

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Type "Ctrl + C"
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Click here
Step #107: Click here

I can't remember.

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Click here
Step #108: Click here
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Click here
Step #109: Click here
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Right-click on "WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY"
Step #110: Right-click on "WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY"
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Click here
Step #111: Click here
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Click on "472"
Step #112: Click on "472"

I don't think that's correct, so I'll double-check it.

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Type "11 + Tab12 + Tab2 + Tab"
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Click here
Step #114: Click here
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Click here
Step #115: Click here

So, 10/14, 5, and 2.

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Step #116: Click here
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Click here
Step #117: Click here

10/14, 5...

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Click on "11"
Step #118: Click on "11"
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Double-click on "301"
Step #119: Double-click on "301"

This is wrong. This goes here. I usually sort it in alphabetical order.

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Type "Tab2"
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Click here
Step #121: Click here
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Drag "2"
Step #122: Drag "2"
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Right-click on "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
Step #123: Right-click on "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
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Click here
Step #124: Click here
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Click on "Custom Sort"
Step #125: Click on "Custom Sort"
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Click here
Step #126: Click here
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Click on "BR INVENTORY"
Step #127: Click on "BR INVENTORY"

Okay, screw it.

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Click on "OK"
Step #128: Click on "OK"
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Type "Ctrl + Z"
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Click here
Step #130: Click here

We'll leave it like that.

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Click here
Step #131: Click here

For CEP, we'll get that from our 317 file.

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Click here
Step #132: Click here
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Click here
Step #133: Click here
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Click here
Step #134: Click here
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Click here
Step #135: Click here
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Drag "34 #CEP CLEARCOV"
Step #136: Drag "34 #CEP CLEARCOV"

""

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Type "Ctrl + C"
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Click here
Step #138: Click here

Paste Special.

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Right-click here
Step #139: Right-click here
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Click here
Step #140: Click here

I will remove the extra rows.

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Click on "34"
Step #141: Click on "34"
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Double-click here
Step #142: Double-click here

Do the same for Prime.

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Click here
Step #143: Click here
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Click here
Step #144: Click here
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Click here
Step #145: Click here
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Click on "47 MGY_Final Review"
Step #146: Click on "47 MGY_Final Review"

That should be fine.

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Type "Ctrl + C"
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Drag here
Step #148: Drag here
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Type "Ctrl + C"
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Click here
Step #150: Click here
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Right-click on "40 BR INVENTORY"
Step #151: Right-click on "40 BR INVENTORY"

Oops.

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Right-click here
Step #152: Right-click here
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Right-click here
Step #153: Right-click here

Make sure the days line up, and that the times of 30 and 24 match.

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Click here
Step #154: Click here
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Click on "30+ DAYS 24-29 DAYS15-23 DAYS10-14 DAYS 5-9 DAYS"
Step #155: Click on "30+ DAYS 24-29 DAYS15-23 DAYS10-14 DAYS 5-9 DAYS"
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Click on "Cancel"
Step #156: Click on "Cancel"
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Click here
Step #157: Click here
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Click on "30+ DAYS 24-29 DAYS 15-23 DAYS10-14 DAYS 5-9 DAYS"
Step #158: Click on "30+ DAYS 24-29 DAYS 15-23 DAYS10-14 DAYS 5-9 DAYS"
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Click here
Step #159: Click here

We will look at that.

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Step #160: Click here

They do, so that looks good.

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Step #161: Click here
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Step #162: Click here
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Step #163: Click here
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Click here
Step #164: Click here
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Step #165: Click here
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Click here
Step #166: Click here

From here, the last step is coming up. We're running out of time again, so there will be several videos for this process.

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Click on "F 2"
Step #167: Click on "F 2"
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Click on "1"
Step #168: Click on "1"

We're going to gather all of the City of Detroit's Comp 1 and FCA.

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Drag "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
Step #169: Drag "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
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Drag here
Step #170: Drag here
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Drag here
Step #171: Drag here

We will copy and paste this using Paste Special, and do the same for Comp 1.

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Type "Ctrl + C"
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Click on "C1-03.17.26"
Step #173: Click on "C1-03.17.26"
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Right-click on "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
Step #174: Right-click on "CITY OF DETROIT PIP"
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Click on "L123"
Step #175: Click on "L123"