The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

Forecast in Excel is a useful feature that helps you create a forecast based on historical time-based series data analysis. It has some newly built capabilities.

Excel tables have many benefits that regular spreadsheets lack. The biggest is the option to use data from multiple tables to create queries and reports.