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.

Plotting the frequency of data falling within numeric ranges illustrates the diversity of your data. As an example, a teacher might wish to calculate and display her students' grades by tabulating the ...

Understanding how cells behave in relation to one another is essential to getting the most out of Microsoft Excel. When you're working with multiple worksheets simultaneously, it can become tedious to ...

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them. Microsoft Excel offers a plethora of tools for ...

Inserting a pivot table in a sheet in Excel 2013. Image: Screenshot by Susan Harkins/TechRepublic When is the last time you opened Microsoft Excel to do some data science? If it's been a while, you're ...

How to create a sorted unique list in an Excel spreadsheet Your email has been sent Microsoft 365's UNIQUE() function is a great reason to upgrade. Combine UNIQUE ...