Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

From students to businessmen – Microsoft Excel can be a very useful tool for all who want to create reports, charts, tables and so on. When someone needs to create a chart using a free tool, Microsoft ...

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 ...

The simplest way to start documenting Excel formulas like a coder is by using the N () function. Although its primary job is to convert non-numeric values into numbers, it has a hidden quirk: because ...

Excel percentage formulas can get you through problems large and small every day—from determining sales tax (and tips) to calculating increases and decreases. We’ll walk through several examples below ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

If Excel is not highlighting cells in the formula, read this post to know how to fix the issue. The default behavior of Excel is to highlight the cells that are part of a formula when a user ...

When working with large datasets in Excel, the performance of formulas plays a critical role in determining calculation speed and overall efficiency. Understanding which formulas perform best and how ...

Microsoft is bringing its AI directly into Excel formulas with the Copilot function. It is designed to automatically analyze, categorize and summarize data. Microsoft has ushered in the AI era for ...

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); ...

Formulas help business owners create useful spreadsheets that perform complex calculations automatically. Markup percentages, which show the difference between cost and selling price, are ideal ...