I started writing a series of blogs on the use of Excel spreadsheets for circuit design on the now-defunct Microcontroller Central. Those blogs, though separate from this blog and future ones that I ...

When I learned how to use tables in Microsoft Excel, it totally transformed how I work with data. Even if you think you already know everything there is to know about Excel tables, hopefully, you'll ...

Transforming a simple line chart into an adaptable timeline is easier than you think.

Have you ever found yourself staring at multiple Excel tables, wondering how to make sense of the scattered data? Whether you’re managing sales reports, tracking inventory, or analyzing performance ...

Have you ever opened an Excel file and felt a pang of unease? Rows upon rows of data, cryptic formulas sprawled across cells, and a tangle of manual formatting that seems one misstep away from chaos.

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...

Slicers provide an intuitive, user-friendly interface for filtering data in a spreadsheet. Here’s how to create slicers, format them, and use them to filter data in Excel. Spreadsheets’ greatest ...

Simplify your data transformation by skipping complex parsing expressions and instead using Flash Fill and Power Query in Microsoft Excel. Image: IB Photography/Adobe Stock If you work with imported ...

Use Excel data validation to prevent duplicate values in a column Your email has been sent Prevent duplicates before they happen by combining a simple function with data validation. Excel has built-in ...

As the world's leading business productivity suite, Microsoft Office provides many useful features including the ability to automatically display data from an Excel spreadsheet in a table in Microsoft ...