Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...

Whether you're assigning random shifts, anonymizing a study, or shuffling a deck, randomizing rows in an Excel table manually ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

For the most part, you're probably accustomed to using Microsoft Excel for tasks such as preparing reports, forecasts, and budgets. However, Excel is much more powerful than that. It can be used to ...

The "Unpivot" button inside Excel's Get Data feature is a hidden superpower. It can turn a tedious, error-prone task into smooth, automated workflows. No more copy-pasting, no more manual rearranging ...

Microsoft Excel worksheets are convenient places to store limited amounts of data. Excel is a spreadsheet application, but an Excel file can also serve as a database for your website if you can ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at multiple Excel tables, wondering how to make sense of the scattered data? Whether you’re managing sales reports, tracking inventory, or analyzing performance ...

Ever found yourself wondering if there’s a more efficient way to handle your data in Excel? If you’ve been using Pivot Tables but feel like you’re only scratching the surface, you’re in for a treat.

Microsoft announced this week that's it's now possible for Office 365 users to import table data from Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files into the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program. The ...