In a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, you may have formulas sitting in one cell that require the information within another cell in order to calculate. These relationships are called references. When a ...

Learning to use Excel worksheets like relational databases can help you save time, eliminating duplication when managing large projects. A relational database is useful because information resides in ...

Double square brackets appear in structured references in Excel when column headers contain spaces or special characters. They're also inserted into formulas when you reference header and total rows ...

How to lock a formula in Excel is an essential skill for anyone who works with spreadsheets, especially when handling ...

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Navigating the world of Excel can sometimes feel like walking a tightrope—one misstep, and you could find yourself facing costly errors that not only affect your bottom line but also your professional ...

I'm working with a VERY large excel spreadsheet and I'm trying to apply a bunch of formulas to some sorted data. The way the data is sorted normally, I can't easily apply a formula that will work for ...

Comments in Excel come in handy for documenting your spreadsheet so you can remember what all the formulas are for or to provide instructions for other spreadsheet users. The How-To Geek points out a ...