Build stable, high-performance dashboards using REPT formulas and UNICHAR symbols instead of conditional formatting.

Create a self-updating Excel checklist with checkboxes, IFS due-date priority, and a progress data bar for faster tracking.

You don't have to be a graphic design whiz to spice up your e-mails, status reports, and team or company newsletters. Sometimes, there are easy-to-use tools hiding in plain sight to help you give your ...

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting. Data bars are a kind of conditional formatting, with the bar length based on the value of the ...

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells. For example, ...