Using Excel’s PivotTables and PivotCharts, you can quickly analyze large data sets, summarize key data, and present it in easy-to-read format. Here’s how to get started with these powerful tools.

You can create a PivotTable in Excel from an external data source, a table in your worksheet, or a pre-built data model. To ...

Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number. This can be hard-coded inside double quotes or a reference to a cell ...

Q. I am trying to create a formula in our accounting system, but I keep getting errors. What can I do to get the formula to work? A. All Excel users know how powerful formulas are, but sometimes it ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...

Stop guessing! Susan Harkins shows you how to use Excel's Goal Seek what-if analysis tool to achieve your goals. If you ask me, Excel’s what-if analysis tools are under-used. I often respond to ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...

Last month, we used Goal Seek to determine the most reasonable mortgage payment within a specific budget. This month, we continue with the mortgage example using Scenario Manager. We’ll generate a ...

Q. Could you explain how the AGGREGATE function works in Excel? A. AGGREGATE is possibly the most versatile function in Excel. Think of it as an advanced version of the SUBTOTAL function that offers ...

SMART Boards offer the ability to interact with a variety of software programs, including Microsoft Excel. While using Excel, you can enter data directly into cells no matter where you write it on the ...