Use Excel’s Data Validation tool to create dropdown menus for consistent and error-free data entry, and incorporate checkboxes for binary choices like “Yes” or “No.” ...

Discover how Microsoft's Excel Copilot simplifies data analysis with natural language queries and boosts productivity. Excel’s AI Copilot ...

It is particularly beneficial to use data-entry forms when your data range or table has many columns. A standard data-entry form in Excel looks similar to the screenshot below. (To follow along, ...

To learn more about using Flash Fill, read 6 ways to save time using Flash Fill in Microsoft Excel. Figure B Sometimes you won’t want a match. Instead, you’ll want to see a unique list.

Not everyone is familiar with Excel. You can protect the data input process by using Excel's UserForm object to collect data. Susan Harkins explains how.

Excel offers several built-in conditional formatting rules you can apply to your data. (Click image to enlarge it.) We’ll demonstrate using Excel for Windows under a Microsoft 365 subscription.

There are lots of times in Excel when you find yourself entering the same data over and over again. When you do, ask yourself if you can’t do the task more efficiently another way. For example, if you ...