Most Excel chart types are overkill, and these five prove it.

Microsoft Excel is a commonly used spreadsheet software for organizing and managing data. Like all other spreadsheets, Excel allows you to calculate data with formulas, use graphing tools, build ...

Avoid PivotTable failures caused by merged cells, blank columns, and subtotals, with Power Query steps to clean the source data.

Have you ever found yourself staring at an Excel spreadsheet, feeling overwhelmed by rows of data and unsure how to make sense of it all? You’re not alone. For many managers, Excel is both a blessing ...

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.

Microsoft just rolled out an update to Excel for the web. The update brings new options for cell colors, cell formatting, and tables. A new printing experience is also on the way, though it isn't here ...

Microsoft rolled out several features for Excel in July 2022, including improved Natural Language Query support. New tools are available for Excel for the web, Windows, and Mac. Insiders can test out ...

Get Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac for $59.97 (reg. $219)—a one-time purchase that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote. At the end of the day, those “free” ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Q. I use Excel to do traditional linear forecasting, but I would like to upgrade to exponential smoothing for more accurate forecasts. Is there a way to do this in Excel? A. Accurate forecasting is ...