To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting. Data bars are a kind of conditional formatting, with the bar length based on the value of the ...

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows of numbers, endless columns, and no clear way to extract meaning. Sound familiar? Whether tracking global trends or managing a personal project, the challenge of ...

Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.