Simpler and faster is always better in Excel. We start with some of my favorite shortcuts, then move on to using Excel for everyday situations such as finding random numbers for passwords, or random ...

Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft’s inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016. Here are 10 of the best. ...

Excel remains an essential tool for data management, analysis, and visualization. In 2025, its evolving features and refined techniques make it more powerful than ever. But have you ever found ...

Have you ever felt like Excel was holding back its true potential? While most of us rely on its familiar features to crunch numbers and organize data, there’s a hidden layer of functionality that ...

Those of us over a certain age will remember using paper lookup tables for logarithms or trigonometry functions. Those who are younger will have been exposed to lookup tables in their programming ...

Are you getting all you can out of Excel? Excel has plenty of features, shortcuts, and tools that can save you time, improve the integrity of your workbooks, and simplify data analysis. Here are some ...

Microsoft Excel dominates the world of spreadsheets and is backed by seriously powerful capabilities in data analysis. With so many features, there's always something new to learn. To get to grips ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...

Create an Excel function to highlight formula cells in a worksheet Your email has been sent With the help of a simple function, Excel's Conditional Formatting feature can save you time and effort.

Excel's IF function validates a cell's contents, determining whether it meets criteria that you set. It provides no information beyond what your workbook already contains, but it analyzes the data ...