Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

If you decide to spill the results, you can then use the spilled range operator (#) to perform a calculation on the spilled range. Simply reference the first cell of the spilled range with a # ...

Many CPAs, frustrated by rigid and inadequate reports from their general ledger or other enterprise systems, turn to Microsoft Excel. Nimble but powerful, Excel often manipulates data faster and more ...

Have you ever thought of the humble SUM function as a secret weapon for advanced analytics? Most Excel users see it as a basic tool for adding numbers, but what if I told you it could do so much more?

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); ...

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with confidence.