The recent announcement from Microsoft that they have now integrated Python into it’s Excel spreadsheet software has opened up a wealth of new applications for data analytics, automation and number ...

I'm not the most Excel-savvy person out there, so I had a real need to find an easier way to navigate spreadsheet software. I hoped artificial intelligence could lighten the workload, which led me to ...

To clean up the messy data, it needs to be loaded into the Power Query Editor.

Struggling with messy data in Excel can be a real headache, especially when you’re on a tight deadline. But what if there was a way to make this process smoother and more efficient? In this guide ...

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 ...

Slicers provide an intuitive, user-friendly interface for filtering data in a spreadsheet. Here’s how to create slicers, format them, and use them to filter data in Excel. Spreadsheets’ greatest ...

One option for sharing reports with your team is to simply rattle off numbers. Think something like this: "We allocated 10% of operating budget to maintenance, 15% to hardware upgrades, 18% to ...

Q. I work with large spreadsheets. These spreadsheets have hundreds or even thousands of rows and often 10 or more columns. It’s so much to process that I become confused and make mistakes. Does Excel ...

While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...