Sometimes when I’m working with an Excel worksheet and I want a cell to look a certain way, I run into what appears to be a limitation in the program. It might be trying to enter product numbers with ...

If you find yourself struggling trying to efficiently format large numbers in Excel spreadsheets. Manually adjusting figures to display in thousands or millions, you will be pleased to know that there ...

If you are unaware of Microsoft Excel's "Format Cells" option, then you will discover it offers a wealth of formatting possibilities. Aside from the many built-in number formats, Excel allows you to ...

When you type a seven-or-ten-digit phone number into an Excel cell that uses the phone number format, Excel will automatically change the way the number looks so that it appears as a phone number. If ...

All the cells of negative numbers will become red, while the positive numbers will remain the same. You can create your own custom format in Excel to highlight negative numbers. Select the range of ...

There's a fine line between a well-formatted Microsoft Excel worksheet and one that's full of issues that take time to fix. Whether you're an Excel newbie or a seasoned pro, avoiding these formatting ...

Are you tired of manually updating and reviewing your Excel spreadsheets? When you deal with hundreds of rows and columns in ...

In my post on table formatting, I demonstrated how to transform your static data into a simple yet sexy database in a matter of seconds. If you don’t know how to use table formatting, go read that ...

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 ...

If numbers keep changing to dates automatically in Excel or if Excel changes dates to random numbers then this post will help you fix the issue. As reported by some users, whenever they enter a number ...