When an ordinary alphabetical or numerical sort in Microsoft Excel won't do, check out the advanced sorting options or add a custom sort pattern.

Excel will present a few options for you to consider. In our example, Excel offers to create 10 different pivot tables that take a look at a number of different angles on our sales data.

You can have Excel make a spreadsheet in read only format for others, so that people can read its contents but not edit them, or you can enforce other content restrictions.

Choose Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) from the available options. Exporting to a .xlsx can be beneficial when you have a professor or boss that requires spreadsheets to be in a specific format.

Dynamic dropdowns in Excel allow you to create dependent lists where options in one are dependent on what you selected in another.

Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it.

Whenever you create a Microsoft Excel workbook, you should always take the necessary steps to make it accessible to everyone, especially if you plan to share your work with others. In this guide ...

How to Create a Graph in Excel & Make It Relative in Size. Microsoft Excel 2010 features a tool set that offers you the option of performing assorted functions on your data, including turning that ...

Is the Auto Fill button when dragging the fill handle down missing in Excel? We show wyou how to enable Auto Fill in Excel.

Are you still putting your data in plain, old spreadsheets? Excel 2013 makes it easy to link tables, create reports and more.