Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

Not everyone is an Excel spreadsheet expert and you may not always know how to write the formulas you need for a given data set. If you're having trouble figuring out the right formula for your data ...

The CHOOSECOLS formula is a catalyst when it comes to selecting specific columns from a table. This formula allows you to streamline your data analysis process by quickly and easily extracting the ...

The simplest way to start documenting Excel formulas like a coder is by using the N () function. Although its primary job is to convert non-numeric values into numbers, it has a hidden quirk: because ...

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets frequently use similar formulas along columns. For example, you might need to keep a running total or tabulate a list of product inventories. Repetitively typing each ...

Q. I am trying to create a formula in our accounting system, but I keep getting errors. What can I do to get the formula to work? A. All Excel users know how powerful formulas are, but sometimes it ...

Have you ever carefully crafted a formula in Excel, only to watch it unravel into chaos the moment you copy it across columns? It’s a maddening quirk of Excel tables—structured references that seem to ...

Excel functions, or formulas, lie at the heart of the application’s deep well of capabilities. Today we’ll tackle IF statements, a string of commands that determine whether a condition is met or not.