Have you ever spent hours wrestling with Excel formulas, only to end up with a tangled web of cells that’s nearly impossible to decipher? For many, this is the reality of data analysis: a painstaking ...

Most people know that you can reference one or more cells, tables and their column headers, or named ranges in Excel formulas. However, fewer know that you can reference specific data points in ...

Several readers have submitted questions about Excel 2010 and 2007 PivotTables, as follows: Q1: Why does Excel insert the GETPIVOTDATA function into a formula when you use the mouse pointer to refer ...

The IF function returns different outputs depending on whether the criteria are met. If Part 2 returns TRUE (in other words, ...

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...

How to combine and analyze data from multiple data sets using Excel Power Pivot Your email has been sent If you've have lots of data and lots of analysis to do, but little time or skill, you need ...

How to display multiple subtotal rows in a Microsoft Excel PivotTable Your email has been sent Microsoft Excel PivotTables are a great way to summarize data. They’re easy to create and display ...

A few months back, Dave showed you how to use Excel pivot tables to better visualize your spreadsheet data. (If you missed the post, be sure to check it out -- it has video!) Of course, if you've ...

Ever feel like you’re spending more time wrestling with Excel than actually analyzing your data? For accounting and finance professionals, the pressure to deliver accurate, insightful reports—often ...

Running totals show how figures build over an extended period, one entry at a time, allowing you to see trends and patterns that raw data alone might not reveal. Creating running totals in Excel is ...