Turn generic columns into custom visuals by adding floating totals, nesting series, and layering simultaneous data labels.

Create a report using charts: Select Insert > Recommended Charts, then choose the one you want to add to the report sheet. Create a report with pivot tables: Select Insert > PivotTable. Select the ...

Excel isn't hard, just learn the right tricks early enough.

Microsoft Excel just might be the greatest piece of software ever developed. Massive swathes of the economy rely on the program, and becoming skilled at Excel has become a license to print money in ...

Creating Gantt charts in Excel can help you manage project timelines effectively. Follow these steps to create your own Gantt chart: When you embark on a project, you often need a visual ...

Excel’s REPT function is a hidden gem that can transform your bar charts from ordinary to extraordinary. This function allows you to repeat text a specified number of times, allowing you to simulate ...

When you've got a chart-heavy Excel spreadsheet, you can display one chart and let the viewer switch to see the others from a drop-down. The Pointy Haired Dilbert blog runs down the details of this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft Excel just might be the greatest piece of software ever developed. Massive swathes of the economy rely on the program, and becoming skilled at Excel has become a license to print money in ...