Emails and Excel are still the primary drivers of the $5 trillion retail industry, in the U.S. alone. The opportunity for ...

Messy Excel formulas are more than just an eyesore—they're harder to maintain. Every repeated cell reference and tangled ...

Discover how Excel's Goal Seek reverses calculations to find input values from known outcomes and enhances your data analysis skills.

So, you’re an executive officer (XO) — now what? Several key responsibilities fall within your scope, whether at the ...

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...

For this week’s Open Questions column, Cal Newport is filling in for Joshua Rothman. Much of the euphoria and dread swirling around today’s artificial-intelligence technologies can be traced back to ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Managing personal finances effectively requires a combination of precision, foresight, and smart planning. Microsoft Excel offers a robust suite of tools, particularly under its “What-If Analysis” ...

While using Microsoft Excel for data analysis, you may sometimes need to search for and retrieve specific values. In such cases, Excel's LOOKUP function can be extremely useful. It allows you to ...

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 ...

Everyone on the planet has heard of Microsoft Excel. It’s the world’s analytical infrastructure. Estimates are that 1,500,000,000 people use Excel. Users love it at least twice a day and typically ...