Want to change text direction in Excel from vertical to horizontal? This guide describes how to do it in Windows 11/10 using ...

Using Excel’s PivotTables and PivotCharts, you can quickly analyze large data sets, summarize key data, and present it in easy-to-read format. Here’s how to get started with these powerful tools.

Regular expressions (or REGEX) are search patterns that can be used to check if a string of text conforms to a given pattern ...

Many of them are backward- and forward-compatible, but check the system requirements before you download anything. Note that newer isn’t always better: Many of the ...

You can use command-line parameters to launch Microsoft Excel from the Run dialog box or by configuring the command and switches in a desktop shortcut. Launch Excel with command-line switches from the ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...

Excel's Focus Cell feature is one of the program's simplest yet most useful additions in recent years. It highlights the row ...

Stop guessing! Susan Harkins shows you how to use Excel's Goal Seek what-if analysis tool to achieve your goals. If you ask me, Excel’s what-if analysis tools are under-used. I often respond to ...

Last month, we used Goal Seek to determine the most reasonable mortgage payment within a specific budget. This month, we continue with the mortgage example using Scenario Manager. We’ll generate a ...

While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...

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