In this guide, you will learn how to use Excel’s advanced formulas such as INDEX-MATCH, OFFSET, and INDIRECT to enhance your data analysis capabilities. First, let’s explore the INDEX-MATCH ...

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel formulas, wishing for a more powerful tool to handle your data? Or maybe you’ve heard the buzz about Python in Excel and wondered if it’s truly the ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Microsoft Excel gives users the flexibility to configure data and perform very basic operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division by using shortcuts or custom formulas. This ...

Q. In your November Tech Q&A article on Excel’s Scenario Manager, you mentioned two other “what-if” tools: Goal Seek and Data Table. Can you show how those work like you did with Scenario Manager?

If you’re decent in Python (or aspire to be) but don’t have the chops for advanced data work in Excel, Microsoft now offers the kind of peanut butter-and-chocolate combination that you may consider a ...

It’s not for big data, but you can use Microsoft Excel to learn a lot more about analytics than you may realize. For many office workers, Microsoft Excel is simply the go-to spreadsheet application.

The "Unpivot" button inside Excel's Get Data feature is a hidden superpower. It can turn a tedious, error-prone task into smooth, automated workflows. No more copy-pasting, no more manual rearranging ...

When it comes to data analysis, pivot tables are very useful, and many Excel pros vouch for them. However, they do not automatically update when the data changes, placing that easy-to-forget job on ...

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