How to create data bars in Excel to help others visualize your spreadsheet's numbers

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.
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This one Excel symbol will change how you write formulas

The best way to do this is by converting your data to an Excel table. Select your data range (A1:E11), press Ctrl + T, and ...

How to create a drop-down list in Excel to manage data and prevent mistakes

You can easily create a drop-down list in Excel to limit the values that can be entered in a column. Here's how to set one up ...
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Quickly clean data with Excel’s TRIMRANGE and trim references

Q. How do the TRIMRANGE function and trim references in Excel work? A. Excel’s TRIMRANGE function and trim references help users quickly tidy up datasets. This makes for a cleaner, easier-to-follow, ...