Have you ever grouped data in Excel only to find your months sorted alphabetically instead of chronologically? It’s a frustrating quirk of the GROUPBY function, one that can turn a clean dataset into ...

When an ordinary alphabetical or numerical sort in Microsoft Excel won’t do, check out the advanced sorting options or add a custom sort pattern. Excel has several advanced sorting options, but most ...

Whether you’re using Microsoft Excel 2008 ( ; $400 as part of Office 2008) or 2004, you need some tricks up your sleeve for easing day-to-day tasks, such as entering data or custom sorting, as well as ...

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...

Microsoft Excel has a great sorting feature that works quite well. However, it is possible to use this feature to sort cells based on their color. Multiple colors are supported, and from our testing, ...

Pivot tables are an excellent way to summarize, analyze, explore, and present your data. To use a pivot table, simply select the data range, go to the "Insert" tab, and click "PivotTable." Then, ...