Excel is one of those tools that we all know and use, but let’s be honest—most of us barely scratch the surface of its true potential. Sure, you’ve probably mastered the basics like SUM or AVERAGE, ...

What if you could write Excel formulas that practically think for themselves—automatically adjusting to changes in your data without endless tweaking? With the introduction of the dot operator and the ...

For years, building dashboards in Excel meant juggling helper columns, dragging formulas across endless cells, and praying your pivot table wouldn’t collapse under its own weight. But that’s changed.

Q. How do I use the FILTER function in Excel, and how is this an improvement over the filter feature? A. The FILTER function was introduced five years ago as part of the Excel Dynamic Arrays rollout.

BYROW replaces thousands of table formulas with one spill formula, making spreadsheets leaner and much more robust.

Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...

Users will appreciate a chart that updates right before their eyes. In Microsoft Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, it's as easy as creating a table. In earlier versions, you'll need the formula method.

An curved arrow pointing right. Here's a really easy setup for displaying data in Excel. The key is to create dynamic named ranges. Watch the video to see how to do it in just a few easy steps.

In a nutshell: Formulas are a must for incorporating math into spreadsheets, but using them in Microsoft Excel involves a learning curve and can become tedious. This latest update adds a bit of ...