Small databases of a few rows, to a few thousand rows, can often be created more quickly and easily in Microsoft Excel, than by using a dedicated database system. Excel is available as a stand-alone ...

Should you ever find yourself entrenched in the intricate functionalities of Excel, pondering over the possibility of elevating a mere static dataset to a vibrant, interactive dashboard, it will be ...

As two peas in the same Microsoft Office Suite pod, PowerPoint and Excel were built to work seamlessly with each other, including giving users the ability to cut from one and paste right into the ...

Adding a search field to your spreadsheet can greatly improve data navigation and usability. In this guide, you’ll learn how to create a dynamic search box that filters data based on your input, using ...

Have you ever felt trapped between the limitations of basic spreadsheets and the steep costs of professional CRM software? Imagine if you could bridge that gap—transforming a tool you already know, ...

The VLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel literally means vertical lookup. It’s a search function for querying values in the cell of a column. This function searches for the data relative to the entries ...

I started out in Database Design early in my application development career. I still remember being issued with an official IBM stencil for drawing Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs). Change ...

If you own a version of Microsoft Office that includes Access (Office Professional 2010 is the most current version), but you’ve never used it, you’re overlooking a powerful tool for organizing and ...