As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ...

Yes, Copilot turns plain English into working formulas.

Because many password generators aren't as random as they seem, I built an improved one in Excel—and I'll show you exactly ...

Working in Microsoft Excel often means dealing with data of varying lengths. When text is too long for a cell, it either gets cut off or spills into the next one, while large numbers can appear as a ...

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...

Learn how to add, configure and use checkboxes in Excel to create interactive task lists and trigger formatting without relying on macros. Recently, Microsoft has introduced the ability to add ...

Have you ever struggled to make sense of a dataset with too many categories or time-based data? It’s a common challenge—how do you present individual contributions while still showing the bigger ...

Excel 365 offers a powerful feature known as calculated columns, which significantly improves your data analysis capabilities. This tool allows you to create dynamic calculations that automatically ...

For many small business owners, Microsoft Excel is not only a powerful tool for internal tracking and bookkeeping, but it can also be used to prepare documents for distribution to partners or ...