Microsoft Excel is a powerful database management tool with all sorts of in-depth problem-solving functions and dynamic formatting. To make the most of it, though, you need to know the basics. Using ...

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The first reason why you might see double square brackets in a structured reference is that the column headers they refer to contain a special character. In these cases, the extra pair of square ...

Excel 365 offers a powerful feature known as calculated columns, which significantly improves your data analysis capabilities. This tool allows you to create dynamic calculations that automatically ...

If Excel is not highlighting cells in the formula, read this post to know how to fix the issue. The default behavior of Excel is to highlight the cells that are part of a formula when a user ...

Learn how to identify formula cells the easy way using VBA, and then combine VBA and conditional formatting for more permanent identification. If you practice good spreadsheet design, formulas shouldn ...

Adding space between Excel columns is usually a simple matter of increasing your column widths. But when the columns contain different types of data, such as numbers and text, increasing the width ...

When you add or subtract currency-formatted numbers, Excel 2013 automatically adopts the currency format for the results. Adding and subtracting figures follows similar procedures, but you must be ...