Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

How to calculate a conditional running total using a PivotTable in Excel Your email has been sent An expression to return a simple running total in Excel is easy — a few references and you’re done. A ...

Excel's PIVOTBY function and PivotTables both summarize and reorganize data, allowing for detailed analysis by grouping and aggregating your figures. However, despite their similar names, the methods ...

How to display the top n records in an Excel PivotTable using built-in options Your email has been sent In a previous TechRepublic article, How to highlight the top n values in a Microsoft Excel sheet ...

Q. I usually like Excel PivotTables, but because they don’t allow me to do certain things, such as delete cells or insert new columns or rows, I’m wondering if there is a reasonable alternative? A.

When you compile data in a list, you often need to answer questions such as “How much revenue did the West Coast office generate last month?” or “What was the average number of customers served at ...

Q. I am trying to create a formula in our accounting system, but I keep getting errors. What can I do to get the formula to work? A. All Excel users know how powerful formulas are, but sometimes it ...

When creating Microsoft Excel formulas, you can generate calculations using specific values—also known as hard-coding—or referencing other cells in the workbook. In this guide, I'll explain why ...

If you want to display the formula in cells instead of calculated results in an Excel spreadsheet, here is how you can do that. It is possible to show the used or applied formula and hide the actual ...

Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...