Ever feel like you’re spending more time wrestling with Excel than actually analyzing your data? For accounting and finance professionals, the pressure to deliver accurate, insightful reports—often ...

The accounting format in Microsoft Excel 2010 is very similar to the currency format---both display the currency symbol next to every number. But the accounting format has a few differences that make ...

SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIFS, and COUNTIFS are commonly used accounting functions in Microsoft Excel. These formulas are used to calculate cell values based on the criteria you have described or ...

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Excel, one of the key tools in the Microsoft Office suite is a great small business software tool for analyzing business data. With it, you can take an in-depth look at your data and answer questions ...

Microsoft Excel was first released in 1987 and — despite popular competitors such as Google Sheets — is still used by millions of businesses throughout the world. Described as the “world’s most ...

Save yourself time and brainpower by getting smart -- taking advantage of the SmartArt collection in Microsoft Excel. Using SmartArt in Excel means you get to add intricate graphics such as charts to ...

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Importing data into Excel from other sources can a real headache, especially if you’re copying and pasting from an Internet source. Data that’s exported from a mainframe; from another program such as ...