Excel-related articles.
If you’re stress-testing a worksheet, running a simulation, or building a financial model, generating random numbers is a great way to explore different scenarios. Watch the video Here are three ways: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
If you’re handling schedules, managing tasks, or reviewing financial data, highlighting today’s date, the current workweek, and the upcoming weekend makes everything easier to track. Assuming your dates are in A2:A31 and today’s date is in C2, carry out the…
Full-scale charts can clutter a worksheet, which is why in-cell charts are helpful — they save space while still letting you scan data quickly. Excel offers options like Sparklines and Data Bars, but they can clash with values and often…
Happy birthday to Excel! Check out my video reflecting on its beginnings and the path that led to where it is today. Watch the video Transcript Microsoft Excel is 40! That’s right. It was on 30th September 1985 when the…
If you think Excel’s worksheet and workbook protection will truly keep your files secure — think again. Both are surprisingly easy to bypass. That’s bad news if you’re relying on them for security, but good news if you’ve ever forgotten…
Lists in Excel often need to be reshaped depending on the task at hand. Sometimes you’ll have a flat list, where each value appears in its own row without any grouping or hierarchy. If a value occurs multiple times, it…
