Many Excel spreadsheets use the IFERROR function to handle errors, but this masks critical structural and data issues.

The Microsoft Excel World Championships 2025 just concluded in Las Vegas and a new lord of the spreadsheets has been crowned.

Document Inspector is only supported for unsigned and unprotected workbooks in Excel for Windows and Mac. It is not available ...

Microsoft Copilot for Excel creates a separate check tab that checks row counts per source, helping you spot missing or extra ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Have you ever found yourself drowning in an ocean of data, endlessly scrolling through rows and columns in Excel, hoping to find that one critical insight? For anyone managing large datasets, the ...

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...

If you own an iPad, chances are you're already pretty high on productivity and portability. It's no secret that the ease of use and accessibility of Apple's tablet has led many to ditch their laptops ...

Microsoft Windows may get all the press coverage, but when you want to get real work done, you turn your attention to the applications that run on it. And if you use spreadsheets, that generally means ...

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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 that its ...

Before it took over her life, Leila Gharani mostly took Microsoft Excel for granted. She was working on a process optimization project for a large paper-products manufacturer—a job that, to hear her ...