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?

You can use the Sum function in Microsoft Office Excel to sum columns of data, whether your data is in an Excel table or is simply a range in a column of your worksheet. The sum of a column of zeros ...

SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIFS, and COUNTIFS are commonly used accounting functions in Microsoft Excel. These formulas are used to calculate cell values based on the criteria you have described or ...

To analyze your company's payroll expenditures, you might create an Excel spreadsheet and use some of the functions in the Financial or Math & Trigonometry categories. To create a pricing spreadsheet, ...

Have you ever struggled with Excel formulas, trying to calculate running totals only to be left with errors and frustration? Many of us have faced the challenge of managing datasets where each row’s ...

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 ...

Q. Our company provides financial reporting audits and IT audits. The client invoices provide an itemized list of time spent on each type of audit, by auditor and date. Is there an easy way to provide ...

Adding color creates a great visual effect, but did you know that you can evaluate values by color? Use this technique to turn color into valuable information. Color is a great visual tool in most any ...