Parentheses: Controlling the Order of Operations Parentheses—or rounded brackets—are used in Excel to define the order in which calculations are performed.

How to find the Square Root in Excel To find the square root in Excel, follow these steps: Make sure that you have a number in a cell. Select a cell to display the result.

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.

Excel provides over 16 dozen geometric shapes that you can size and manipulate to your specific needs, plus hundreds of special effects.