Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel’s XLOOKUP function, wishing it could just do a little more? Maybe you’ve been frustrated by its single-column ...

Learn Data Analysis Essentials in Excel in just 12 minutes! This tutorial uses a real-world dataset on the Olympics to cover the 4 core steps of data analysis in Excel: 1. **Clean** - Create a backup ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at an Excel spreadsheet, trying to figure out how to make sense of all the numbers and data? Maybe you’ve spent hours manually calculating groups, splitting dates, ...

Q. Could you explain how the UNIQUE function works in Excel? A. Excel’s UNIQUE is a dynamic array function that can be an essential tool for data analysts and accountants. This function allows users ...

Q. Traditional PivotTables have always intimidated me. I see there is a new Excel function called PIVOTBY. What is the difference between it and the traditional PivotTable? With the PIVOTBY function, ...

My approach to PPC is analytical. I realized early in my career that if I focused on developing my ability to manipulate and interpret performance data, the optimizations become obvious. Leaning into ...

How to use Microsoft Excel’s VSTACK() function to combine multiple data sets Your email has been sent Have you ever received data that you had to consolidate manually? It’s tedious work and prone to ...

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 ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...