Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

According to Gartner, 58% of finance functions employed AI in 2024—a 21-percentage-point jump from the prior year. PwC ...

The tilde isn't the only sign you need to understand to truly get your head around Excel's inner workings. For example, the ...

AddPowerQuery Adds a connection using power query. This requires a connection string using the Microsoft.Mashup.OleDb.1 provider and a M-Formula to describe the data source. AddDatabase Adds a ...

Have you ever opened an Excel file and felt a pang of unease? Rows upon rows of data, cryptic formulas sprawled across cells, and a tangle of manual formatting that seems one misstep away from chaos.

Have you ever opened an Excel file and felt a pang of unease? Rows upon rows of data, cryptic formulas sprawled across cells, and a tangle of manual formatting that seems one misstep away from chaos.

Losing formatting in Excel—disappearing colors, fonts, and number styles—is a common frustration that impacts data clarity and report accuracy. This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step process ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Create a report using charts: Select Insert > Recommended Charts, then choose the one you want to add to the report sheet. Create a report with pivot tables: Select Insert > PivotTable. Select the ...

Excel responds to certain letter and number entries with automatic formatting. This makes sense in most cases, but sometimes it can be very annoying, as the user then has to switch back to the desired ...