From secret shortcuts to clever formatting tricks, these Excel hacks will make you wonder why nobody mentioned them sooner.

Have you ever stared at a massive spreadsheet, feeling overwhelmed by rows and columns of data that all seem to blur together? You’re not alone. Whether you’re tracking project deadlines, analyzing ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Have you ever opened an Excel spreadsheet and felt instantly overwhelmed by cluttered data, mismatched fonts, or confusing layouts? It’s a common frustration, yet so many of us accept it as the norm.

I think Excel gets an unfair reputation for being complicated, but it's not. I've spent enough time in spreadsheets, for both writing and engineering work, to know that a handful of practical tricks ...

Software engineer Chandoo shares some Excel conditional formatting tricks that make for good-looking and useful spreadsheets, like a Gantt chart. Conditional formatting makes a cell look a certain way ...

Microsoft Excel 2011 is packed with new features, but three areas in particular are worth taking some time to learn. 1. Themes and Cell Styles spruce up your spreadsheets Better-looking spreadsheets ...

What does it take to succeed in business today? Increasingly, one of the most important skills you can have is digital literacy. According to Cornell University, digital literacy is defined as: “… the ...

Please note, there is a new version of this article, with more up-to-date information: 13 quick time-saving Excel tips and shortcuts. The one thing marketers agree on ...

Excel puts lots of great tools on your desktop, but what each one of them does isn’t always obvious, especially since so many Excel features are hidden. Would you like to create multiple lines of text ...

There are two kinds of Microsoft Excel users in the world: Those who make neat little tables, and those who amaze their colleagues with sophisticated charts, data analysis, and seemingly magical ...

One of the most common problems with some Excel workbooks (and other types of spreadsheets) is painfully slow load times and updates. There are three typical cuprits: too many calculations, too much ...