This guide was reviewed by a Business News Daily editor to ensure it provides comprehensive and accurate information to aid your buying decision. Creating a running total (or a cumulative sum, as it ...

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As a spreadsheet software program, Microsoft Excel has many useful features for a small business's productivity. Chief among these is the ability to use formulas to make various calculations with the ...

Calculating data fluctuations-- also called variance -- is a multi-step process that requires total accuracy. Excel 2010 provides two basic formulas for calculating fluctuations, depending on whether ...

Excel makes quick work of tracking time. With the right formatting, formula and dependent time values, you can return the hours worked for a given day, week, month and so on. If all you’re doing is ...

Calculating returns from your stock portfolio can be a tricky matter, especially if some of your holdings pay dividends, or you make frequent deposits and withdrawals from your account. With Excel and ...