Microsoft Excel isn't just for work. In fact, by leveraging just three single, powerful formulas, I use the popular ...

Excel gives the answer 10. If you have a mathematical background, you’ll know why Excel gives a different answer to such a simple calculation — and why, technically, Excel is right. If you don’t have ...

1. Open Google Sheets in a web browser and click the cell in which you want the formula's answer to appear. 2. Find the Formula Bar above the spreadsheet. It's a blank field to the right of the Fx ...

Gemini in Google Sheets can now explain complex formulas in plain English The assistant offers step-by-step breakdowns of the formulas to help teach users how they work The AI assistant can also ...

I learned, belatedly, that last October 17 was Spreadsheet Day, marking the 35th anniversary of VisiCalc, the Apple II program that started it all. This moved me to republish a long piece I wrote 30 ...

A client needs to keep track of frequently changing commodity prices and capture the most current figure and eventually copy it into a formula that calculates its resell price. I’m sure Excel can ...

Computer spreadsheet programs have been around since 1979, when Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston created VisiCalc. The breakthrough program turned the Apple II into an electronic ledger, allowing users ...