Excel macros are like mini-programs that perform repetitive tasks, saving you a lot of time and typing. For example, it takes Excel less than one-tenth of a second to calculate an entire, massive ...

Microsoft announced in early 2012 that it would extend support for aging Visual Basic 6 runtimes and code syntax for the entire life cycle of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and the ...

An Excel timer is one that will sit within a cell and count down the seconds as they tick by. Excel doesn't have this kind of feature available in the program's standard set of tools, so to get the ...

Implementing a drop-down list in Excel is a quick and efficient way to choose predefined data. In the process, you’re able to save time compared to manually entering such data into a given spreadsheet ...

Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

Financial forecasting gives you critical insights into your business and helps you project future sales and expenses. Let’s look at how you can create your financial projections in Microsoft Excel and ...

Viewing the distribution of related values from one entity to another is a frequent request, and that’s where Microsoft Excel floating bar charts can help. Instead of starting from the X axis, the low ...

Stephen Simpson, CFA, has 15+ years of experience in financial publishing and editing. He is the operator of the Kratisto Investing blog. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with ...