I usually prefer writing my own logic in Excel, so I was hesitant to start using the Formula by Example tool. But when it turned my manual patterns into a perfectly structured formula, it became the ...

Q. Is there a list of standard Excel design rules we should be following as we create new Excel worksheets? A. By following a common set of spreadsheet design rules, companies can produce more ...

Spreadsheets are a nerd’s data-driven dream. For most regular people, though, they’re a complicated mess. Fortunately, they don’t need to be. Here’s how to bend data to your will with Microsoft Excel ...

Creating a running total (or a cumulative sum, as it is known in Excel) is easy once you get the hang of it. Many business owners use cumulative sums to track expenses, revenue, employee hours and ...

Stop Excel errors by using these 8 key symbols, like ' to keep leading zeros and ~ to search for literal * or ? characters in data.

Excel skills are an essential part of the accounting curriculum, but they’re not always the easiest topic to teach. For one thing, given the dense content of accounting courses, it can be difficult to ...

Transform legacy spreadsheets into maintainable, automated tools that scale and survive the test of time.

ChatGPT can assist with complex Excel formulas, including a VLOOKUP plus IFERROR to return not listed when no match appears.

is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. When Shishir Mehrotra worked at YouTube, he was struck by the relatively pedestrian tools that kept the site running.