When it comes to working with data, whether it's a basic list of entries or a large dataset, Excel is usually one of the go-to tools for most people, and for good reasons. First off, it allows you to ...

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How to use conditional formatting to compare values from row to row, or not, in Excel Your email has been sent Conditional formatting in Microsoft Excel has been around for a long time, but I find ...

Sorts are a simple task in Microsoft Excel if all you need is an ascending or descending sort. Excel is smart enough that it can interpret the data range. Not all sorts are so easy. Fortunately, Excel ...

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Splitting the contents of a cell into more than one column manually in Microsoft Excel would take too much time and likely result in errors. Fortunately, the program offers many ways—from built-in ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at two Excel sheets, trying to figure out why the numbers just don’t add up? Reconciling your bank statement with your accounting records can feel like searching ...

Sometimes you may have a lot of data in your document, and it can be difficult to read; luckily, Microsoft Excel has a feature called Group which you can use to organize your data into sections that ...

One way to improve your spreadsheet is to present data in chart form, and Excel is a great program for doing just this.

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 ...