Build flexible Excel functions that automatically handle blanks, defaults, and overrides without messy nested IFs.

If Excel is not using threads efficiently, calculations may take a long time to complete. Learn how to speed up calculating threads in Excel.

Microsoft Copilot, the new AI-powered tool integrated into Excel, transforms the way you perform data lookup and merging tasks using functions like VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP. This step-by-step guide will ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Q. In your November Tech Q&A article on Excel’s Scenario Manager, you mentioned two other “what-if” tools: Goal Seek and Data Table. Can you show how those work like you did with Scenario Manager?

Ever feel like you’re wasting precious time setting up the same Excel workbook formats repeatedly? By creating and using templates in Excel, you can eliminate those repetitive formatting tasks and ...

If you are wondering how to use the Excel FILTER function with multiple criteria, here’s a tutorial to guide you through the steps and ensure you can efficiently filter and sort your data. The FILTER ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Excel is a rich and intelligent software, and a good knowledge of how it works means you’ll be able to use it for many of your business needs, including creating a Point-of-Sale (POS) system. A good ...

Master calculating the discount rate in Excel, understand the discount factor, and explore how it links with NPV and investment returns.

Switch from manual entries to automated generators that keep your spreadsheets clean, consistent, and error-free.