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

A common criticism of Excel's SWITCH function is that it only handles exact matches, such as turning the number 1 into the word "Active." If you want to use greater-than or less-than symbols, most ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at a tangled mess of Excel formulas, wondering if there’s a simpler way to get the results you need? You’re not alone. Whether you’re managing sales data, tracking ...

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.

Excel’s SUM, DATE, WEEKDAY, IF, Nested IF, and IF/OR functions came to mind as I was watching a 1969 film called If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, about American tourists on a whirlwind tour of ...