If-Then rules allow you to create colorful business spreadsheets that do more than look pretty. Meaningful colors can help you and others identify data quickly, recognize trends and even spot ...

Have you ever stared at a colorful Excel spreadsheet, wondering how to quickly calculate totals or counts based on cell colors? It’s a common frustration for anyone managing large datasets. While ...

Checkboxes in Microsoft Excel are a great way to simplify data entry and track task psrogress, and they can be used alongside formulas and conditional formatting to automate spreadsheet processes.

The default active cell format in Microsoft Excel isn’t all that easy to see, but you can use this easy-to-implement code solution to change that. By default, the active cell in Excel is noted by a ...

Counting records or values in Microsoft Excel is easy. Counting individual cells by their fill color definitely isn’t. Using an old function and a matrix tames the problem. The article How to easily ...

Learn how to add, configure and use checkboxes in Excel to create interactive task lists and trigger formatting without relying on macros. Recently, Microsoft has introduced the ability to add ...

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...