Microsoft Excel is designed to alert users whenever a circular reference is causing problems. Folks who are unable to spot the error can take full advantage of the ...

Learning to use Excel worksheets like relational databases can help you save time, eliminating duplication when managing large projects. A relational database is useful because information resides in ...

One of the most underused lookup and reference functions in Microsoft Excel is the DROP function. This powerful yet simple ...

Microsoft Excel relies on two fundamental reference types when addressing other cells. Absolute references -- which are denoted with a "$" -- lock a reference, so it will not change when copying the ...

There are a great many keyboard shortcuts you can use to work with Excel more efficiently. For a handy reference to all of them, some which work in other Office programs, Microsoft offers these PDF ...

Even Excel 2007 users might have trouble finding one or two things in Excel 2010. These quick reference charts can help. To continue reading, register here to become an Insider. You’ll get free access ...

In October of 2001 , we described in this column how to use the dollar sign ($) to make an Excel formula constant—so when you copy a formula to a different location on a spreadsheet it won’t ...

We use Excel in our small business for things like cashflow planning and production forecasting. We've got some quite sophisticated forecasts built up in separate files and it would be good to link ...