I often hear people referring to Microsoft Excel as a database—but that couldn't be further from the truth. Compared to true database systems, Excel is insecure, hits size limits too quickly, and ...

I’ve been helping an administrative assistant (who also happens to be a close relative—see what comes of having a reputation for using technology?) who needs a database on her job to track employee ...

For the most part, you're probably accustomed to using Microsoft Excel for tasks such as preparing reports, forecasts, and budgets. However, Excel is much more powerful than that. It can be used to ...

Excel dashboards have become an indispensable tool for professionals seeking to make data-driven decisions by consolidating key metrics and trends into a single, interactive, and visually appealing ...

importing Excel data into Access seldom produces the exact table structure you ultimately need. Still, it’s a good idea to let the import process properly arrange as much of the data as possible.

It’s not for big data, but you can use Microsoft Excel to learn a lot more about analytics than you may realize. For many office workers, Microsoft Excel is simply the go-to spreadsheet application.