Data validation in Excel lets you restrict what can be entered into a cell, whether whole numbers, decimals, dates, or a certain number of characters. However, one of the most powerful capabilities of ...

Q. Is there a list of standard Excel design rules we should be following as we create new Excel worksheets? A. By following a common set of spreadsheet design rules, companies can produce more ...

Excel’s chart features can turn your spreadsheet data into compelling visual communications—if you know what to do. This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up trends, percentages, ...

Have you ever been overwhelmed by messy spreadsheets or struggled to collect data in an organized way? Imagine a scenario where instead of juggling multiple tabs and rows, you could guide users ...

Have you ever opened an Excel spreadsheet and felt instantly overwhelmed by cluttered data, mismatched fonts, or confusing layouts? It’s a common frustration, yet so many of us accept it as the norm.

An earlier Design Idea described how to linearize the output of an RTD (resistance-temperature-detector) sensor and how to calculate the resistor values using a spreadsheet (Reference 1). That idea ...