Q. I receive Excel spreadsheets regularly that contain dates. I have to manually look up the day of the week that represents these dates. Are there any functions that can help speed this process along ...

Finding the exact difference between two dates in Excel may not be the most used feature, but it can be a lot of fun. A classic example is working out someone’s age. It’s not as complicated as it ...

With any software, the more you use it, the more hacks and shortcuts you discover, and never a truer word has been said when it comes to Microsoft Excel. What's more, as the program evolves, you add ...

Excel is a powerful software that can do more advanced tasks than you may imagine. You can get Excel to automatically update the date in your Excel document each time you open it. Learning how to ...

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How to Use TODAY() to Highlight Fast-Approaching Dates in an Excel Sheet Your email has been sent Use Microsoft Excel's TODAY() function in simple expressions to highlight the current date and past ...

One of the most popular tasks in Microsoft Excel is filtering dates by month, or another particular criterion. However, there are times when the Excel date filter grouping does not work as intended, ...

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...