Excel spreadsheets do so much, from making lists to crunching numbers to acting as sophisticated flat-file databases. We’re creating this guide to make sure you master all the essentials and more.

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a sea of spreadsheets, endlessly clicking through menus and tabs, trying to make sense of your data? You’re not alone. The average Excel user spends nearly 40% ...

Combining Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys lets you extend your selection in any direction until Excel hits a blank cell. Start from the top-left corner of your data, try Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow, then ...

Something wrong with some numbers in that spreadsheet? Here's a shortcut that displays all the formulas in the sheet at once: Ctrl + ` (the acute accent key, found next to the number 1 on your ...

Microsoft Excel, a powerhouse tool for managing and analyzing data, offers a wealth of shortcuts that can transform your workflow. Whether you’re a Windows or Mac user, these shortcuts will enable you ...

I've been gradually building up my Excel shortcut knowledge over time, and it has genuinely helped me work with spreadsheets more efficiently. Once you start incorporating shortcuts into your daily ...

Within Excel you can conduct calculations on multiple worksheets and workbooks open at the same time. Each workbook acts as its own separate window on your PC or Mac, while each worksheet acts as a ...

Back in 2013 John Gagnon wrote a very popular post detailing some of his favourite Excel tips and tricks. We thought we’d update the list of classic shortcuts with a few that reflect some new ...

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Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...