Have you ever struggled to sort data in Excel in a way that truly fits your needs? Imagine trying to organize a list of regions not alphabetically, but in a specific order like “North, South, East, ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...

Since their introduction in 1993, PivotTables have remained one of Excel’s most powerful tools for summarizing and analyzing large datasets. With just a few clicks, you can transform raw, unstructured ...

Excel spreadsheets do so much, from making lists to crunching numbers to acting as sophisticated flat-file databases. We’re creating this guide to make sure you master all the essentials and more.

Data is rarely properly formatted and structured when you import it. Try these eight tips for fast data cleanup in Microsoft Excel. Data comes in from an increasing number of sources these days. For ...

It’s not for big data, but you can use Microsoft Excel to learn a lot more about analytics than you may realize. For many office workers, Microsoft Excel is simply the go-to spreadsheet application.