PivotTable-aware conditional formatting ties rules to fields, so visuals persist even when you refresh, filter, or change layout.

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, ...

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 ...

A straight ranking result is easy using one of Microsoft Excel’s ranking functions. Calculating a conditional rank is even easier if you let an Excel PivotTable do all the work. Ranking data is common ...

Learn how to add a highlight to expose groups in your Microsoft Excel data using a helper column and Excel’s conditional formatting feature. The article, How to use a border to discern groups more ...

As an Excel pro, I could use the old Excel 2003 menus with my eyes closed. I knew where commands were located. I knew the Alt shortcut keys for the commands that I used frequently. Alt+E+S+V was Edit, ...