Step-by-step guides for the most common Excel tasks. Don't want to do it manually? Let the AI handle it.
How to Remove Duplicates in Excel
Delete duplicate rows or values in seconds with the Remove Duplicates tool or a formula.
How to Use VLOOKUP in Excel
Look up a value in a table and return a matching value from another column.
Why Is My VLOOKUP Not Working? How to Fix It
The 6 most common reasons VLOOKUP returns #N/A or the wrong value — and the one-line fix for each.
How to Create a Pivot Table in Excel
Summarize thousands of rows into grouped totals you can reshape by dragging fields.
How to Create a Drop-Down List in Excel
Restrict a cell to a set list of choices with data validation.
How to Combine Text in Excel (CONCAT / TEXTJOIN)
Join text from multiple cells into one, with or without a separator.
How to Split Text into Columns in Excel
Separate one column into several using Text to Columns or formulas.
How to Freeze Rows and Columns in Excel
Keep headers visible while you scroll through a long table.
How to Calculate Percentage in Excel
Work out percentages, percentage change, and percent of total with simple formulas.
How to Sum a Column in Excel
Add up a column with AutoSum, SUM, or conditional SUMIF.
How to Count Cells with Text in Excel
Count cells that contain text, a specific word, or match a condition with COUNTIF.
How to Remove Blank Rows in Excel
Delete empty rows in bulk with Go To Special or a filter.
How to Compare Two Columns in Excel
Match two columns, pull matching values, or flag differences with a formula or conditional formatting.
How to Convert Text to Numbers in Excel
Fix numbers stored as text so they calculate correctly.
How to Round Numbers in Excel
Round to decimals, up, down, or to the nearest multiple with ROUND functions.
How to Merge Cells in Excel
Combine cells for headings — and the safer 'Center Across Selection' alternative.
How to Lock Cells in Excel
Protect formulas or headers so others can't edit them.
How to Wrap Text in Excel
Show long text on multiple lines inside one cell.
How to Use XLOOKUP in Excel
The modern replacement for VLOOKUP — search any direction, exact match by default.
How to Use SUMIF and SUMIFS in Excel
Add up values that meet one or more conditions.
How to Use INDEX and MATCH in Excel
A flexible lookup that works in any direction — the classic VLOOKUP alternative.
How to Make a Chart in Excel
Turn a range of data into a bar, line, or pie chart in a few clicks.
How to Use Conditional Formatting in Excel
Automatically color cells based on their values or a formula.
How to Use the IF Function in Excel
Return one value when a condition is true and another when it's false.
How to Use Absolute References ($) in Excel
Lock a cell with $ so it doesn't move when you copy a formula.
How to Count Cells in Excel (COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTIF)
Count numbers, non-empty cells, or cells that meet a condition.
How to Extract a Table from a PDF into Excel
Turn a table locked inside a PDF into clean, editable Excel rows and columns — without retyping.
How to Convert an Image or Screenshot to Excel
Turn a photo, screenshot, or scanned table into editable Excel cells with AI OCR.
How to create a pivot chart in Excel
Learn how to visualize your data by linking a dynamic chart to an existing pivot table.
How to Make a Pie Chart in Excel
Learn how to visualize parts of a whole by creating a professional pie chart in Excel.
How to Make a Line Graph in Excel
Learn how to visualize trends over time by creating a professional line graph in Excel.
How to Make a Scatter Plot in Excel
Learn how to visualize the relationship between two numerical variables using a scatter plot.
How to Add a Trendline in Excel
Learn how to visualize data trends by adding a trendline and equation to your Excel charts.
How to Add a Secondary Axis in Excel
Learn how to plot two different data scales on a single chart using a secondary axis.
How to Add a Slicer to a Pivot Table in Excel
Learn how to create interactive filter buttons for your pivot tables using the Slicer tool.
How to Group Dates in a Pivot Table in Excel
Learn how to automatically roll up daily data into months, quarters, or years in an Excel Pivot Table.
How to Refresh a Pivot Table in Excel
Learn how to update your pivot table to reflect changes made in your source data.
How to add sparklines in Excel
Learn how to visualize data trends directly within a single cell using Excel sparklines.
How to Make a Gantt Chart in Excel
Learn how to visualize project timelines using a stacked bar chart in Excel.
How to Sort Data in Excel
Learn how to organize your spreadsheet data by sorting single or multiple columns.
How to Use Find and Replace in Excel
Quickly locate and swap specific text or numbers across your entire worksheet using the Find and Replace tool.
How to Use Flash Fill in Excel
Learn how to use Flash Fill to automatically extract or combine data without writing complex formulas.
How to fill a series of numbers or dates in Excel
Learn how to quickly populate cells with sequential numbers or dates using the Fill Handle or Series dialog.
How to Create an Excel Table in Excel
Learn how to convert a data range into a structured Excel Table with built-in filters and formatting.
How to Transpose Rows and Columns in Excel
Learn how to flip your data orientation from rows to columns or vice versa using Paste Special or the TRANSPOSE function.
How to remove extra spaces in Excel
Learn how to use the TRIM function to clean up messy data by removing leading, trailing, and double spaces.
How to Change Text Case in Excel
Learn how to use UPPER, LOWER, and PROPER functions to quickly format text case in Excel.
How to count unique values in Excel
Learn how to count distinct items in a list using modern dynamic array functions or classic formulas.
How to Highlight Duplicates in Excel
Learn how to quickly identify and highlight duplicate values in your spreadsheet using Conditional Formatting.
How to highlight blank cells in Excel
Learn how to use Conditional Formatting to automatically identify and highlight empty cells in your dataset.
How to highlight an entire row based on a cell value in Excel
Learn how to use Conditional Formatting with a formula to automatically highlight rows based on specific criteria.
How to combine data from multiple sheets in Excel
Learn how to stack data from different sheets into one master sheet using VSTACK or Power Query.
How to Compare Two Sheets in Excel
Learn how to identify differences between two Excel sheets using side-by-side views or comparison formulas.
How to split a full name into first and last name in Excel
Learn two efficient ways to separate first and last names using Text to Columns or Excel formulas.
How to count characters in a cell in Excel
Learn how to use the LEN function to quickly count the number of characters in any Excel cell.
How to Unmerge Cells and Fill Blanks in Excel
Learn how to unmerge cells and automatically populate the resulting empty cells with the original value.
How to write nested IF formulas in Excel
Learn how to chain multiple logical conditions using nested IF statements or the more efficient IFS function.
How to use IFERROR in Excel
Learn how to replace standard Excel error messages with custom text or values using the IFERROR function.
How to use AND and OR in Excel
Learn how to combine multiple logical conditions using the AND and OR functions in Excel formulas.
How to use SUMPRODUCT in Excel
Learn how to multiply corresponding components in arrays and return the sum of those products.
How to use the SWITCH function in Excel
Learn how to evaluate a single expression against a list of values and return a corresponding result.
How to use the CHOOSE function in Excel
Learn how to select a value from a list based on a specific index number.
How to use the SUBTOTAL function in Excel
Learn how to calculate totals that automatically update when you filter or hide rows.
How to Format Numbers with the TEXT Function in Excel
Learn how to convert numbers and dates into custom-formatted text strings using the TEXT function.
How to use VLOOKUP with multiple criteria in Excel
Learn how to perform lookups based on two or more criteria using helper columns or the modern XLOOKUP function.
How to Rank Values in Excel
Learn how to use the RANK function to order numbers in your dataset from highest to lowest.
How to Find the Highest and Lowest Values in Excel
Learn how to use MAX, MIN, MAXIFS, and MINIFS functions to extract extreme values from your datasets.
How to Create a Running Total in Excel
Learn how to calculate a cumulative sum that updates as you add new data to your list.
How to Calculate a Weighted Average in Excel
Learn how to use the SUMPRODUCT and SUM functions to calculate a weighted average efficiently.
How to Calculate an Average in Excel
Learn how to use the AVERAGE and AVERAGEIF functions to calculate data averages in Excel.
How to Calculate the Median in Excel
Learn how to find the middle value in a dataset using the MEDIAN function.
How to Calculate Standard Deviation in Excel
Learn how to use STDEV.S and STDEV.P functions to measure data variability in Excel.
How to use named ranges in Excel
Learn how to assign descriptive names to cell ranges to make your formulas easier to read and manage.
How to Convert Formulas to Values in Excel
Learn how to replace dynamic formulas with their static calculated results using Paste Special.
How to Show Formulas in Excel
Learn how to toggle between displaying formula results and the actual formulas themselves.
How to Trace Precedents and Dependents in Excel
Use visual arrows to identify which cells influence a formula and which formulas rely on a specific cell.
How to Generate Random Numbers in Excel
Learn how to use the RAND and RANDBETWEEN functions to create random data in your spreadsheets.
How to Calculate Age from a Birthdate in Excel
Learn how to use the DATEDIF function to accurately calculate age based on a birthdate.
How to Calculate the Number of Days Between Two Dates in Excel
Learn two simple methods to find the difference in days between two dates using subtraction or the DAYS function.
How to add months to a date in Excel
Learn how to use the EDATE function to easily add or subtract months from a specific date.
How to Extract Month and Year from a Date in Excel
Learn how to isolate month and year values from date cells using Excel functions.
How to Convert a Date to Text in Excel
Learn how to use the TEXT function to format dates as custom text strings.
How to get the day of the week from a date in Excel
Learn how to display the day of the week using the TEXT or WEEKDAY functions.
How to Calculate Time Difference in Excel
Learn how to subtract two time values and display the result in hours.
How to combine a date and a time in Excel
Learn how to merge separate date and time columns into a single timestamp using simple addition.
How to Insert Today's Date in Excel
Learn how to quickly insert a static date into your spreadsheet using a simple keyboard shortcut.
How to Calculate Percentage Change in Excel
Learn how to calculate the percentage difference between two values using a simple Excel formula.
How to Calculate Percent of Total in Excel
Learn how to divide individual values by a grand total to find their percentage contribution.
How to Calculate Compound Interest in Excel
Learn how to use the FV function to calculate compound interest for your investments.
How to Calculate a Loan Payment in Excel
Learn how to use the PMT function to determine your periodic loan payments.
How to Calculate CAGR in Excel
Learn how to determine the Compound Annual Growth Rate using the RRI function or a standard power formula.
How to Group Rows and Columns in Excel
Learn how to create collapsible outline groups to organize and hide data in your Excel worksheets.
How to Add Subtotals in Excel
Learn how to automatically calculate subtotals for grouped data using the Subtotal feature.
How to Hide and Unhide Columns in Excel
Learn how to easily manage your workspace by hiding and revealing specific columns in Excel.
How to Autofit Column Width in Excel
Quickly resize columns to fit the longest content in your cells.
How to Insert Multiple Rows in Excel
Learn how to quickly add several rows to your spreadsheet at once using the selection method.
How to Add Borders to Cells in Excel
Learn how to use the Borders dropdown and Format Cells dialog to customize cell outlines in Excel.
How to Insert a Hyperlink in Excel
Learn how to link text or objects to websites, files, or specific cells within your workbook.
How to Apply Strikethrough in Excel
Learn how to cross out text in your cells using keyboard shortcuts or the Format Cells menu.
How to Insert Symbols and Special Characters in Excel
Learn how to add non-keyboard characters like currency symbols, checkmarks, or mathematical signs to your cells.
How to Add a Header and Footer in Excel
Learn how to insert custom headers and footers using the Page Layout view in Excel.
How to print a spreadsheet on one page in Excel
Learn how to automatically scale your Excel worksheet to fit perfectly onto a single printed page.
How to Insert a Comment or Note in Excel
Learn how to add collaborative comments or private notes to specific cells in your Excel worksheets.
How to use Goal Seek in Excel
Use Goal Seek to find the specific input value needed to reach a desired target result.
How to use Data Validation in Excel
Restrict cell entries to specific types, lists, or ranges to ensure data accuracy.
How to create a dependent drop-down list in Excel
Learn how to make a second drop-down list update automatically based on the selection in the first list.
How to Create a Searchable Drop-Down List in Excel
Learn how to filter and search through long data validation lists using a helper column and dynamic formulas.
How to Insert a Checkbox in Excel
Learn how to add interactive checkboxes to your Excel worksheets using the Developer tab.
How to Create a Checklist in Excel
Learn how to add interactive checkboxes to your spreadsheet and track completion progress automatically.
How to Record a Macro in Excel
Automate repetitive tasks by recording your actions into VBA code.
How to Protect a Worksheet in Excel
Learn how to lock specific cells and restrict editing permissions on your Excel worksheets.
How to Protect a Workbook in Excel
Learn how to encrypt your Excel file with a password and restrict structural changes to your workbook.
How to count cells by color in Excel
Learn how to count cells based on their background color using a simple VBA function.
How to Sum Cells by Color in Excel
Learn how to calculate the sum of cells based on their background color using VBA or helper columns.