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

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.

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...

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 ...

With Endex, you can build a full DCF in Excel, including history, projections, and valuation outputs, producing audit ready ...

Overview: MIS reports convert raw business data into clear and useful informationExcel formulas and pivot tables simplify ...

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 ...

Once you discover a feature that makes your work easier, cleaner, smarter, and more professional, it’s natural to want to use it everywhere. Excel tables often fall into this category. They look ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...