Data can often feel overwhelming—rows of numbers, endless columns, and no clear way to extract meaning. Sound familiar? Whether tracking global trends or managing a personal project, the challenge of ...

Designing visually appealing and functional Excel forms and interfaces more accessible than you might think. By integrating Excel’s robust features with PowerPoint’s “Merge Shapes” tool and the power ...

Whenever I manage large databases and projects in Excel, Microsoft’s spreadsheet software can sometimes feel intimidating. It often results in an inefficient and frustrating experience. Then, I ...

Microsoft Excel 2007 provided many new features over its predecessors and, to make it more useful in the workplace, it also offered additional tools for collaboration and data sharing. One of these ...

Q. I have a large Excel workbook with many worksheets, and I’d like to summarize the key elements of this workbook into a single dashboard-type report. What’s the best way to do this? A. There are ...

Do you often feel like you are spending more time managing your data in Excel than actually analyzing it? I get it. For years, I navigated spreadsheets with the same basic tools. That was until I ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Rather than spend money on a commercial tool for designing floor plans, interior design, or laying out your landscaping, you can tweak Microsoft Excel to make an adequate replacement. The PC Magazine ...