The SCAN function lives in a single cell and spills the results down the column, ensuring my totals are always structurally ...

In this guide, you will learn how to use Excel’s advanced formulas such as INDEX-MATCH, OFFSET, and INDIRECT to enhance your data analysis capabilities. First, let’s explore the INDEX-MATCH ...

The Alt+Enter shortcut isn't limited to new formulas you write—you can go back and clean up any messy formulas at any time.

Excel’s formula bar has limitations that make writing, debugging, and managing complex formulas challenging. A new tool, the Advanced Formula Environment (AFE), developed by Microsoft for Excel 2019 ...

From basic to advanced spreadsheets, pivot tables, formulas, and more, Microsoft Excel is the everyday workhorse behind data management. Create from-scratch spreadsheets, or choose from a variety of ...

If you're not a Microsoft Excel power-user who has already divined many of the secrets of the ubiquitous spreadsheet software, trying to build a presentation of data therein can seem like a daunting ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could be an Excel wizard without putting in all the time and effort needed to learn how to get around Excel and make it do what you want it to do? Formulas are one of the ...

Microsoft Excel was first released in 1987 and — despite popular competitors such as Google Sheets — is still used by millions of businesses throughout the world. Described as the “world’s most ...

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Microsoft has announced some improvements to the way formulas work in Microsoft Excel, introducing a new capability called Dynamic Arrays, which was first announced last year, but only available to a ...

Learn the difference between formulas and functions and how the two can be combined to unlock the data-crunching potential of Microsoft Excel. The MSU Libraries' offer three different Excel workshops: ...

Q. Is there a way to conditionally format Excel so that my formulas automatically display a different font color? In this example, we have now successfully applied conditional formatting to cell A1, ...