Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

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 ...

Whole-column references in Excel are silent performance killers, often forcing the program to manage a range of over a ...

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 ...

Cells in Excel are referred to using relative or absolute references. A formula with relative references changes when the cell's position does. If, for example, a cell has a formula "=A1" and you copy ...

Wondering where your favorite Excel 2003 commands went? Worry no more. Just use these quick reference charts, which list the most commonly used Excel 2003 commands and tell you where they are in Excel ...

Microsoft Excel 365 has introduced two new tools: the `TRIMRANGE` function and the `Trim References` operator. These features are designed to address common challenges in data management by ...

This Microsoft Excel 2019 Intermediate Quick Reference provides shortcuts, tips, and tricks for the spreadsheet software. Use it to brush up on the basics and to find alternate methods to your ...

You can sum up entire columns or rows in Microsoft Excel using the AutoSum feature. The AutoSum tool automatically selects a column or row of numbers, but you can select any set of numbers by clicking ...