If you're planning to have employees log their own time in spreadsheets and submit them as timesheets with a built-in time calculator in Excel, using separate spreadsheets may be the easiest solution.

To calculate the sum of squares using Microsoft Excel, you need to input a specific formula into the formula bar of the cell you're working with.

Learn how to calculate the net present value (NPV) of your investment projects using Excel's XNPV function.

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How to calculate average stock returns in Excel In the following example, I'll calculate the returns for Microsoft stock using historical prices and dividends. The first step is to get organized.

How to add a condition to rank using a PivotTable in Excel A simple rank is easy to calculate, but sometimes you’ll want to accommodate a condition.