Drop-down lists in an Excel sheet can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Microsoft Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets.

Learn how to use a data validation control to allow users to select when to run multiple VBA procedures in Microsoft Excel.

Using data from Excel Web with JavaScript; explanations from the new Excel Mashup site The desktop Office apps have been connecting to Office servers for years now, from the original Project ...

Import data from external sources Excel offers a robust set of tools to import data from various external sources, making it a versatile, lightweight database solution.

Use Data Validation in Excel You can use Excel's data validation to make sure that people only enter a certain type of data, such as a date, in a particular cell.

Want to see more of the Microsoft Office Web Apps? Take a closer look at the Excel Web App and the PowerPoint Web App. At press time, Word and OneNote were not yet fully functional.

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets hold more than a million rows of data and automate number crunching, but they can do so much more. Excel’s simple interface lends itself to uses well beyond those ...