Today’s topic may seem like an unnecessarily basic one, but I can tell you that nine out 10 shared spreadsheets I receive from team members are unusable for analysis because they can’t be sorted. I’m ...

You can make a line graph in Excel in a matter of seconds using data already entered into the spreadsheet.

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While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...

Microsoft announced in early 2012 that it would extend support for aging Visual Basic 6 runtimes and code syntax for the entire life cycle of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and the ...

Looking to become an Excel power user? Excel has a number of features that will make it easier for you and your colleagues to enter data into your spreadsheets. If you’re developing a spreadsheet that ...

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Whenever you create a Microsoft Excel workbook, you should always take the necessary steps to make it accessible to everyone, especially if you plan to share your work with others. In this guide, I'll ...

You may want to create mandatory fields in your Excel spreadsheet -- fields that must be filled in before you can save the document. When a field is made mandatory, there is no risk of leaving out ...

Drop-down lists in Microsoft Excel (and Word and Access) allow you to create a list of valid choices that you or others can select for a given field. This is especially useful for fields that require ...

Microsoft Excel allows users across the globe to perform common and complex calculations, and it helps individuals to complete complicated work or assignments given to them. One of the most important ...