While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...

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 automation doesn't have to mean writing macros or learning VBA. With a few built-in tools, you can make formulas expand automatically, clean up messy data, and speed through repetitive tasks in ...

Excel formulas are often seen as purely functional, but they can also serve as a space for documentation. My Online Training Hub highlights how embedding comments directly into formulas can enhance ...

Originally, Excel was not designed to be a real database. Its early database functions were limited in quantity and in quality. And because every record in an Excel database is visible on the screen ...

Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. CAGR measures an investment's average annual growth ...