If you are using Microsoft Excel to manage numerical data, at some point you're inevitably going to display percentages. Doing so can give you a new insight, or make summarizing heaps of data a bit ...

All of you have learned the formula to calculate the compound interest in your school. Compound and simple interests are among the mathematical applications used in real life for years. At certain ...

Finding the exact difference between two dates in Excel may not be the most used feature, but it can be a lot of fun. A classic example is working out someone’s age. It’s not as complicated as it ...

Have you ever stared at a spreadsheet, struggling to make sense of percentage calculations that just don’t seem to add up? Whether it’s a confusing formula, a misstep with zero values, or an ...

GCD stands for Greatest Common Divisor. It is also called HCF (Highest Common Factor). In simple words, it is the greatest number that can divide a particular set of numbers. For example, the Greatest ...

If you pay employees an hourly wage and use time cards to track their weekly work time, you can use Microsoft Excel to calculate work totals, simplifying your payroll preparation. Especially when you ...

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Microsoft Excel has the ability to automatically recognize a positive or negative number that you enter in a cell. However, if an incorrect format is selected for the spreadsheet or certain cells ...

Later, we'll add an IF() function that returns a subtotal for each day. How to calculate conditional subtotals in an Excel revenue sheet Your email has been sent Adding a condition to a simple revenue ...

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How do I… Calculate a conditional running total in Excel? Your email has been sent Running totals are used to update totals within a series in Microsoft Excel. For ...

Calculating returns from your stock portfolio can be a tricky matter, especially if some of your holdings pay dividends, or you make frequent deposits and withdrawals from your account. With Excel and ...