Imagine this: you’re managing a sprawling Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows of data. You need to identify high-priority tasks, flag anomalies, or categorize entries based on specific rules.

The IF function is one of the most commonly used functions in Microsoft Excel. With it, you can test a value to see if it meets criteria. If it does, then display one result and if it doesn’t, then ...

Advanced list solutions are easy thanks to Excel's Table object. If you need a dynamic list, try one of these techniques. The article Five ways to take advantage of Excel list features showed five ...

Q. Part of my job involves keeping track of all the departments’ budget status, which takes several hours each month. Is there a quicker way to do this? A. The task alluded to in the question involves ...

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 ...

Have you ever thought of the humble SUM function as a secret weapon for advanced analytics? Most Excel users see it as a basic tool for adding numbers, but what if I told you it could do so much more?

Microsoft Office has a number of comparison operations so you can check if a value is greater than, equal to or less than another value using the standard greater than, less than and equal symbols.

Microsoft Excel doesn’t require any introduction, does it? If you are new to Excel, it may seem overwhelming at first, but the truth is that mastering the basics is quite easy, and it can dramatically ...

Averaging isn’t always a simple total divided by the number of items totaled. Fortunately, Microsoft Excel offers several averaging functions, and one of them will probably get the job done. In this ...