Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

While Excel is renowned for its versatility in calculations and data visualization, it can also do the job just fine as a ...

Sometimes you need to scan some files for a piece of data like a string, phrase or some number, and one of those files just happens to be an Excel spreadsheet. You could open up the file, launch the ...

Microsoft Excel online lacks functionality compared to paid versions that include features including advanced formulas and charts. Powerful data analytics tools like Power Query and Power Pivot are ...

Originally, Excel was not designed to be a real database. Its early database functions were limited in quantity and in quality. And because every record in an Excel database is visible on the screen ...

Have you ever found yourself drowning in spreadsheets, endlessly scrolling through rows of data, or manually fixing errors that seem to multiply by the hour? For many, Excel is both a lifeline and a ...

Most people view Microsoft’s Excel as a simple “spreadsheet program” that’s rapidly being eclipsed by free web-based apps that run on any cheap laptop. Well think again. Modern-day Excel is an ...