Mary Ann Richardson explains that when concatenating date and text cell data in an Excel formula, you need to convert date cells to text to avoid unexpected results.

If you are unable to change the date format in Excel, check the cell format, you need to change the cell format. This post will help you do that.

Excel filters help you find exactly what you want, no matter how big your spreadsheet database is. Here's how to set number, text and data filters.

SEE: 83 Excel tips every user should master (TechRepublic) In this Microsoft Excel tutorial, I’ll show you four easy ways to convert numbers stored as text to real numbers.

Excel macros let you automate repetitive tasks for substantial time savings. Here’s how to put them to work for you.