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3 Types of Excel Lists to Ease Data Entry

Do you need a list that’s based on spreadsheet data? Excel is your friend! An Excel list makes it easier to enter and track your data. Today we’ll cover three different types of lists you can add to your Excel worksheets: custom lists, dropdown lists, and checklists. 1. Custom Lists If you frequently use the… read more »

How to Work With Worksheet Tabs in Excel

Every Excel workbook contains at least one worksheet. You can create multiple worksheets to help organize your data, and each worksheet is shown as a tab at the bottom of the Excel window. These tabs make it easier to manage your worksheets. Currently, the Excel worksheet row limit is over 1 million, and the column… read more »

How to Calculate Basic Statistics in Excel: A Beginner’s Guide

Despite not being as powerful as software specifically for statistics, Excel is actually quite adept at running basic calculations, even without add-ins (though there are some add-ins that make it even better). You probably know that it can do arithmetic, but did you know that it can also quickly get percentage change, averages, standard deviation… read more »

How to Make a Graph or Chart in Excel

If you have a data-heavy chart, it can often be helpful to have a visual representation of that data. Unsurprisingly, Excel has robust visualization features, making it easy to create powerful graphs and charts in Excel. You can even use Excel to create self-updating graphs! If you want to play around with it but don’t have… read more »

Take Your Excel Dashboard to the Next Level With These Tips

An Excel dashboard is a great way to show off the most pertinent pieces of data from a big, unwieldy spreadsheet. Whether it’s for your own reference, or to pass on information to others, it’s a great way of separating the wheat from the chaff. In this guide, I’m going to produce a dashboard that… read more »

8 Free Excel Add-Ins to Make Visually Pleasing Spreadsheets

Microsoft Excel has an array of useful features for creating powerful spreadsheets with charts and tables. But, when you want to take your spreadsheet to the next level, beyond fancy text or themes, you may need the help of an add-in. With these handy tools, you can create more visually stimulating representations of your data…. read more »

How to Create Self-Updating Excel Charts in Three Easy Steps

If you’re like me, you love the idea of charts and can think of dozens of useful applications for them, but when it comes to creating them, the frustration starts. Charts often ease decision making. They’re a nice change from staring at rows and columns of numbers. They add some style and pizazz to your documents or… read more »

How to Make the Enter Key in Excel Move a Different Direction

Working in Excel spreadsheets is all about saving time. You don’t want to have any slowdowns in your workflow that decrease your productivity. To that end, you’ve hopefully set up your own Excel keyboard shortcuts and know the best ways around the software. There’s a small but useful change you can make to how the… read more »

Use Custom Views in Excel to Save Specific Worksheet Layouts

Excel’s Custom View setting makes it easy to view specific information on a crowded spreadsheet or to create different layouts for your data. You can use it to create custom headers or footers, create a print-friendly version of your spreadsheet, or you can create a view in which freeze panes or split rows are activated. The first… read more »

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