With Excel, you can create simple calculators that speed up calculations you perform frequently. Among the many calculators that you can create with Excel is one that handles the pricing of options, ...

Learn how to calculate payback and discounted payback in Excel with formulas, SCAN, XMATCH, LET, and SWITCH, plus ...

At times, while working on an Excel sheet, we run into a situation where we require using Windows Calculator to perform quick calculations. The calculations do not necessarily require a special ...

I don't usually cover random software bugs on Hardware 2.0 but since a few of you sent me links to this story I thought I'd post it for others. The Problem This issue was introduced when we were ...

A seasonal index is a way of measuring the seasonal variation -- that is, to measure the change that is due to seasonal changes in demand -- of a variable, typically sales. For example, a beachfront ...

If you are using Microsoft Excel to manage numerical data, at some point you're inevitably going to display percentages. Doing so can give you a new insight, or make summarizing heaps of data a bit ...

If you have a recent pay stub, you can use Microsoft Excel to calculate your annual salary, as well as estimate how much a raise will affect your paychecks. Here are the steps to calculate yours. How ...

Learn how to quickly calculate Year-to-Date (YTD) values in Excel using Pivot Tables — a simple trick that saves time and ...

A TechRepublic member wrote for advice on calculating the years, months, and days elapsed between two dates. This tutorial explains the solution provided by TechRepublic contributor Jeff Davis. A ...

If you have a recent pay stub, you can use Microsoft Excel to calculate your annual salary, as well as estimate how much a raise will affect your paychecks. Here are the steps to calculate yours. How ...