A straight ranking result is easy using one of Microsoft Excel’s ranking functions. Calculating a conditional rank is even easier if you let an Excel PivotTable do all the work. Image: ...

When you dive into the world of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, you quickly realize how powerful its functions can be. One such function that you will find incredibly useful is the RANK function. This ...

As a child of the dark ages, I used the word rank to describe something that smelled rotten or suspicious. Rank in Microsoft Excel is, thankfully, totally different. In Excel, rank is a value that ...

Creating top-10 lists in Excel can be tedious if you make them the way I used to. I'd sort the data manually, copy the highest values, and paste them into a separate section. It worked fine, but every ...

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Have you ever stared at a beautifully organized table in Excel—rows and columns perfectly aligned—only to realize it’s a nightmare for analysis? Cross-tab layouts, while visually appealing, can feel ...

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.