When I learned how to use tables in Microsoft Excel, it totally transformed how I work with data. Even if you think you already know everything there is to know about Excel tables, hopefully, you'll ...

Transform your spreadsheets and save valuable time by automatically mapping headers to data for readable formulas.

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 ...

Create a self-updating Excel checklist with checkboxes, IFS due-date priority, and a progress data bar for faster tracking.

Some Excel users have reported experiencing the Data source reference is not valid error while creating a pivot table in Excel. We will learn why this error occurs ...

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...

Many financial systems do a fine job of generating standard reports, but accountants often need more. In those cases, accountants can create custom solutions in Excel, but that approach has drawbacks.

Users will appreciate a chart that updates right before their eyes. In Microsoft Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, it's as easy as creating a table. In earlier versions, you'll need the formula method.