Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

Microsoft Excel worksheets are convenient places to store limited amounts of data. Excel is a spreadsheet application, but an Excel file can also serve as a database for your website if you can ...

Have you ever found yourself tangled in a web of complex Excel formulas, trying to make sense of sprawling datasets with traditional functions like SUMIFS? Many of us have been there, struggling with ...

Spreadsheets contain many tools for analyzing and manipulating data. The trouble is much of the data CPAs need to analyze resides in company databases or on the Internet. So, after finding the ...

I’ve just started exploring Excel 2016. As one of the tentpole applications for the new Office 2016, it has a raft of new features for lucky upgraders. Take a closer look with me and see what you ...

Microsoft Excel displays the error "Cannot extend list or database" when your data set is not as continuous, and shows the error message to avoid overwriting existing ...

I consider myself an Excel poweruser. I program in it daily (20ish hours a week) and manage a few thousand lines of code for my personal use (stocks and finance). Outside of Excel, I know very little ...

The tilde isn't the only sign you need to understand to truly get your head around Excel's inner workings. For example, the at (@) sign returns a single row value instead of spilling an array, the ...