Almost every month, I suggest the Subtotal feature to a reader. It's an easy-to-use feature that summarizes data by groups. You define the group and the summarizing function; Excel does the rest. This ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed staring at a massive Excel spreadsheet, unsure how to extract the exact data you need? Whether you’re managing sales figures, tracking inventory, or analyzing project ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...

If you are looking for an easy way to enhance your Excel data analysis and visualizations you might be interested in learning more about the Filter feature available within Microsoft Excel ...

You can’t use a SUM() function to sum a filtered list, unless you intend to evaluate hidden and unhidden values. Here’s how to sum only the values that meet your filter’s criteria. Filters are a ...