If you've used data validation in Excel before, you probably selected the relevant cells, clicked "Data Validation" in the ...

Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...

Product IDs, serial numbers and other reference numbers require a unique identifier to avoid confusion when referencing a product or specific data point. Although you can manually enter unique numbers ...

Use Excel for web or the Excel for Microsoft 365 desktop app for the latest Excel features, including the newest dynamic array functions. The six functions in this article are available in versions of ...

Locating missing sequential numbers can be an arduous task when working with long lists of data. For example, you might want to locate business check numbers that haven't been logged into a balance ...

Random number generation is an essential feature in Excel, allowing users to perform tasks such as simulations, creating test datasets, or experimenting with spreadsheet models. Excel provides three ...

The ways to easily remove numbers from the left in Excel are not unique to numbers. You can use this same formula to remove other characters from a string of values in Excel. You can also use the ...

Is Apple’s iWork a viable alternative to Microsoft Office? To find out, we asked Rob Griffiths—our go-to expert on spreadsheets—to use Excel 2008 and Numbers ‘08 to create the same project, ...