is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is overhauling Excel with the ability to support custom live data ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft Excel used to only allow two types of data: text and numbers.

Spacebar alignment breaks when columns, fonts, or layouts change, but Excel's custom number formatting keeps everything ...

Transform everyday spreadsheet data into interactive maps, visual heat maps, and infographic-style charts using built-in ...

Excel Conditional Formatting already lets you format cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells (see our conditional formatting tutorial for more details). Now ...

Have you ever struggled to sort data in Excel in a way that truly fits your needs? Imagine trying to organize a list of regions not alphabetically, but in a specific order like “North, South, East, ...

In a nutshell: Up until recently, Microsoft Excel users have only been able to enter text and numbers as data into cells. One of the announcements Microsoft made at its Ignite 2021 event this week is ...

Microsoft expands Excel Copilot with custom Skills, FactSet and Morningstar connectors, planning mode, and improved ...

In this article, we will show you how to create, delete, and use a Custom List in Microsoft Excel. The Custom List feature is useful for users who have to type a specific list in every Excel ...

Microsoft Excel is great for numbers, certainly, it does this job really well. But, if you want to present your data in an attractive manner that allows you to visualize and analyze it easily, then ...

Learn how to transform an Excel table into a live, interactive website with a searchable directory and visual dashboard ...

Computer programs frustrate users when something that worked before stops working, especially when there is no clear indication as to why. With Excel 2007, Excel 2010 and Excel 2013, the "Custom Views ...