If you’ve ever built a running total in Excel, you’ve probably written something like {=SUM(A$1:A2)} and dragged it down the column again and again. It’s a simple enough approach—until your dataset ...

The best new tool from Microsoft Excel is undoubtedly the SCAN function. Here's how to use it to calculate running totals. Find the full guide at Spreadsheet Point. New poll shows what voters think of ...