Imagine this: you’re managing a sprawling Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows of data. You need to identify high-priority tasks, flag anomalies, or categorize entries based on specific rules.

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.

Q. Part of my job involves keeping track of all the departments’ budget status, which takes several hours each month. Is there a quicker way to do this? A. The task alluded to in the question involves ...

Build more efficient spreadsheets by using the dollar sign to lock specific rows, columns, or permanent addresses when referencing cells.

Q. Sometimes an Excel convenience can become a handicap. For example, if you move a formula to a new location, Excel will automatically change the formula to reflect the new location. But that ...