Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might imagine. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with ...

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.

The SEQUENCE part creates a dynamic list of numbers (1, 2, 3...) that corresponds to the row index. For example, in the fifth row, the sequence returns the number 5. By dividing (/) the running total ...

My whirlwind romance with Excel was catalysed by a finance chief telling me that on one of his spreadsheets there was a shortfall of 23p (Photo: Teri Pengilley) I have always liked order. When I was ...

The simplest way to use the SUM function in Excel is to enter a range of cells to calculate their total value. To do this, follow these steps: – Click on an empty cell where you would like the sum to ...

Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The agents are available for business and individual subscribers. Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop.

Most of us are probably familiar with Excel, but not knowing the shortcuts and tricks can turn any simple spreadsheet into a long drawn-out process. We have put together some of the best hidden tricks ...

Apple's Numbers spreadsheet for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations — and will immediately see how much easier ...

Certain Windows 365 Copilot users now have access to a new feature in Excel that lets you use Microsoft's Copilot AI to generate formulas, but you might want to be careful how you use it. Microsoft is ...

Have you ever stared at a colorful Excel spreadsheet, wondering how to quickly calculate totals or counts based on cell colors? It’s a common frustration for anyone managing large datasets. While ...

Spreadsheets are undeniably powerful. They can come in handy for all sorts of applications like tracking and forecasting cash flow, creating loan amortization schedules, analyzing sales data, and even ...