For many of us, sorting an Excel spreadsheet alphabetically means clicking the A→Z or Z→A buttons in the Sort & Filter group and moving on with our day. I used to think that was the extent of what ...

Excel is a great program with hundreds of helpful functions. Unfortunately, one function it's lacking is a simple way to merge two or more columns while preserving all of their data. If you try to use ...

Comparing two columns in Excel doesn’t have to be a difficult task, and to get the job done, we suggest using VLOOKUP. You see, not always; the columns you want to compare are in the same workbook or ...

Have you ever struggled to sort data in Excel in a way that truly fits your needs? Imagine trying to organize a list of regions not alphabetically, but in a specific order like “North, South, East, ...

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...

Joining or merging two columns together in Excel is something every business owner will need to do eventually. If you're importing data from another source, like a CSV file containing prospect names ...

If you need to conditionally split values into multiple columns in Microsoft Excel, consider using the IF() function. Here’s how. We all inherit Microsoft Excel sheets that don’t suit our working ...

Reference: The cell or range of cells or range of cells for which you want to return the column number. It is optional. You will notice that the cell will return the cell number of the cell that ...

When it comes to working with data, whether it's a basic list of entries or a large dataset, Excel is usually one of the go-to tools for most people, and for good reasons. First off, it allows you to ...