Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you’re like me, you’re the person who’s selectively ...

You can use templates in Google Sheets to quickly create multiple copies of the same type of spreadsheet, both on the website ...

You can use VLOOKUP with Google Sheets similar to how the search function is used to find information in Excel.

Pivot tables let you parse raw spreadsheet data to display specific information in a concise, easy-to-digest format. Here’s how to use them in Google Sheets. One of the best ways to master Google ...

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet application that’s equivalent to Microsoft Excel. If you’ve never used Sheets (or Excel, for that matter), you might need help getting started. In this ...

Sharing information between business documents doesn't require much effort when you learn how to use an application's copy and paste tools. Spreadsheets, for instance, often include important data ...

James is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police, where he helped the team cover everything mobile technology and beyond. He works across news, features, reviews, buyer’s guides, and more. If ...

Another part of my "science hive" project, is the charting of accumulated weight over time. I'm logging the weight from 4 Stamps.com postage scales on a Raspberry Pi , to a text file, and then ...