Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Excel isn't hard, just learn the right tricks early enough.

Have you ever stared at a massive spreadsheet, feeling overwhelmed by rows and columns of data that all seem to blur together? You’re not alone. Whether you’re tracking project deadlines, analyzing ...

Duplicate values aren't wrong, but you might not want to display them. Use this simple technique to hide duplicate values in Excel. Duplicate values aren’t wrong or bad, but they can be distracting.

Your worksheets will be more polished and easy to read if you learn a few sophisticated formatting techniques. Most Excel users know how to apply basic numeric and text formats. But users who push ...

Have you ever opened a spreadsheet and felt overwhelmed by a sea of unformatted numbers, struggling to make sense of the data? Whether it’s a financial report, survey results, or a project timeline, ...

When you use Microsoft Excel to analyze your company's data, you want to spot trends, successes and problems at a glance. Before you dive into an in-depth examination of specific sales results, ...

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells. For example, ...

Microsoft Excel 2019 is a powerful management tool for many business owners. It combines the simplicity of a cell-based information system with formatting features that both highlight important data ...