Q. I would like to collaborate with my colleagues on an Excel document and specify the areas where they should focus. What is the best way to do that? A. Many tools are available for collaboration. A ...

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In Microsoft Excel, a program packaged with Microsoft Office, you can create databases of information and then make calculations, graphs and charts based on that data. It's a handy program to have if ...

Over the course of business, you may find yourself with copious Excel files that you want to combine into a single workbook to make life a little easier. Excel 2010 allows you to copy or move ...

Microsoft today announced that it is bringing support for linking data from multiple online workbooks for Excel on the web. However, the files must be stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Microsoft today ...

Nothing kills an online Excel presentation faster than sensitive data leaks or disorienting navigation. Here's my pre-flight checklist that ensures my interface is clean, my delivery is seamless, and ...

Microsoft Excel is quite the powerhouse when it comes down to creating spreadsheets, among other things. There is simply nothing else like it in terms of features offered, which is why Excel is the ...

If you update recurring data, such as monthly sales figures, you might create a copy of a completed sheet to use as a starting point. For instance, when you’re ready to start tracking February’s sales ...

When an Excel file goes haywire, don't give up hope. Using one of these recovery tricks, you may still be able to salvage the data. When an Excel file goes haywire, don’t give up hope. Using one of ...