When you type a seven-or-ten-digit phone number into an Excel cell that uses the phone number format, Excel will automatically change the way the number looks so that it appears as a phone number ...

Helen Bradley demonstrates Excel formatting tricks that will help you when things don't work as planned. Learn her methods now.

It's easy to change the date format in Microsoft Excel. You just need to use the "Date" drop-down menu, which gives you plenty of options.

How to create conditional formatting rules in Excel Once the custom value formats exist, you can apply them using conditional formatting rules. Right now, the format is set to General.

Microsoft Excel gives you a boatload of options for changing the format of color charts. You can change the layout of a chart, then customize that layout to the format you prefer.

Excel tables have many benefits that regular spreadsheets lack. The biggest is the option to use data from multiple tables to create queries and reports.

Formulaic conditional formatting rules in Microsoft Excel can be tricky, so learn how to avoid a common mistake.

Learn how to demonstrate your marketing data using sexy combination charts in Excel, with tutorials for PC (2013 and Mac (2011).