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 ...

It's time to dump the pie charts and move to donuts or even waterfalls to show off your data in ways people can better grasp. Have you noticed that people groan when you pop open a spreadsheet to ...

Microsoft Excel displays the error "Cannot extend list or database" when your data set is not as continuous, and shows the error message to avoid overwriting existing ...

Block bad data, duplicates, and incorrect dates with these custom rules.

How to reverse and transpose Excel data with this powerful but simple solution Your email has been sent Reversing and transposing an Excel data set doesn't have to be a complicated process. Susan ...

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 ...

How to return the last value in an Excel data range Your email has been sent When you need to see the last value in an Excel Table or data range, these formulas will get the job done. This ...

Conditional Formatting in Excel can be considered a valuable utility that can help visually enhance the data analysis and presentation in the spreadsheet by applying particular formatting based on pre ...