Simpler and faster is always better in Excel. We start with some of my favorite shortcuts, then move on to using Excel for everyday situations such as finding random numbers for passwords, or random ...

In this video, discover 10 essential Excel functions as highlighted by Harvard Business Review. Key functions covered include paste special, managing multiple rows, using the flash fill feature, and ...

Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft’s inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016. Here are 10 of the best. ...

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

If you are looking to improve your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and data analysis skills you may be interested in this Advanced Excel Tips & Tricks tutorial from the team over at SSIT. Mastering ...

You can’t keep track of everything on paper. Excel can play a significant role in your daily workload. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro user, there’s much to learn — like these five useful Excel ...

Those of us over a certain age will remember using paper lookup tables for logarithms or trigonometry functions. Those who are younger will have been exposed to lookup tables in their programming ...

Have you ever felt like Excel was holding back its true potential? While most of us rely on its familiar features to crunch numbers and organize data, there’s a hidden layer of functionality that ...

The new Analysis ToolPak is designed for complex statistical and engineering work. However, it’s not turned on by default so you need to activate it yourself when you want to use it. Go to the main ...

Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of functions like LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND, leading to some confusing ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...