The SORT and SORTBY functions let you extract certain columns and rows from a dataset and sort them in a certain order, all while preserving the source data. Even though they work in similar ways, ...

Navigating the world of Excel can often feel like trying to solve a complex puzzle, especially when it comes to sorting slicer buttons in a custom order. If you’ve ever found yourself tangled in the ...

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...

Microsoft Excel has a great sorting feature that works quite well. However, it is possible to use this feature to sort cells based on their color. Multiple colors are supported, and from our testing, ...

Automate repetitive data entry and fix broken sorting hierarchies using Excel's powerful, hidden Custom Lists tool.

An curved arrow pointing right. Excel pivot tables are incredible tools that allow you to analyze large data sets many different ways in seconds. Produced by Sara Silverstein. Follow BI Video: On ...

What’s the difference between a table and a range of columns and rows on an Excel spreadsheet? How do I create and populate tables? And, once a table is created, how do we custom filter, format, and ...

Whether you’re tracking sales, managing inventory, or analyzing employee records, keeping up with dynamic datasets can feel like a never-ending chore. But what if there was a way to make Excel do the ...

Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft’s inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016. Here are 10 of the best. ...

You’re probably familiar with selection shortcuts in Microsoft Excel. There are several that select text, sentences, whole paragraphs, and so on, so it should come as no big surprise that shortcuts ...