As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ever imagined. These are the tips and tricks you need to know.

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Excel report creation that used to take about 2 hours every month now only takes about 30 minutes to finish.However, I was ...

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Learn to calculate loan payments and design effective repayment schedules using Excel formulas for mortgages and other loan types.

You’ve probably heard of Excel. It’s the ubiquitous spreadsheet program that powers everything from household budgets to complex financial models. And within Excel, there are certain functions that ...

Ask any Excel pro what their go-to lookup formula is and they'll all tell you the same thing - INDEX MATCH. It's more powerful than XLOOKUP, more flexible than VLOOKUP, and once it clicks you'll never ...

When you’re knee-deep in data, trying to pull specific information from one table into another, it can feel like you’re searching for a needle in a digital haystack. That’s where a function like ...

The Excel FILTER function is a versatile yet often overlooked feature that can significantly enhance your data analysis workflow. Unlike VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP, FILTER excels at returning multiple ...

Excel remains one of the most important tools in data analysis. Yet most analysts use only a small fraction of its capabilities. Mastering the right functions can speed up reporting, improve accuracy, ...

American math and reading test scores have fallen in the last decade, according to data released Wednesday by the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford. Read more about why that’s happening.