Advanced Topics in Excel Spreadsheets

Use a drop down list in Excel to make data entry easier or to limit what data can be added to a spreadsheet. This article shows you how to create a drop down list in Excel.

This article continues Part 1 of this topic. In this article we cover how to create a drop down list in Excel with data located on a different worksheet.

A macro is a series of commands that carry out a specific task in Excel. To save time when carrying out common operations you can create a macro using the macro recorder that can be run whenever you need to perform the task. This step by step tutorial covers how to create a simple macro in Excel using the macro recorder.

A macro is a series of commands that carry out a specific task in Excel. To save time when carrying out common operations you can create a macro using the macro recorder that can be run whenever you need to perform the task. This tutorial covers how to create simple macros in Excel 2003 using the macro recorder.

A multiple cell or multi cell array formula is an array formula that is located in more than one cell in a worksheet. Even though the same formula is located in multiple cells, because it is an an array formula each instance or copy of the formula uses different data in its calculations and each instance produces different results.

Single cell array formulas normally first carry out a multi cell array calculation - such as multiplication - and then use a function such as or AVERAGE or SUM to combine the output of the array into a single result.

There are many ways of using dates in Excel. There are functions or formulas to add the current date to an Excel spreadsheet. You can also subtract one date from another or find out how many days between the start date and end date of a project. You can format the date in a variety of ways. The articles listed below include examples of...

Excel's conditional formatting features let you control how a cell is formatted - such as changing colors - depending on the data the cell contains. If the cell data meets the conditions you set, then the formatting is applied to the cell. The tutorials in this list cover a number of options for using conditional formatting in Excel and include...

Similar to the above VLOOKUP function, Excel’s HLOOKUP function is used to find specific information that has been stored in a spreadsheet table of data. This article covers how to create a HLOOKUP function in Excel, including an example.

Excel’s VLOOKUP function is used to find specific information that has been stored in a spreadsheet table of data. This article covers how to create a VLOOKUP function in Excel, including an example.

Excel's Goal Seek feature allows you to alter data in formulas to get different results. Goal Seek can be useful in business when planning new projects. Cost projections for different scenarios can be quickly created and the results compared.

A pivot table is a reporting tool that sorts, counts, and sums the data from a spreadsheet, database, or other external data source. The pivot table is a second table that displays the summarized data.

Learn how to manage large amounts of data. Sorting data not only helps you to keep it organized, but it makes it easier to find exactly the data you are looking for.

This 60 page PDF document covers creating macros in Excel in great detail. It begins with creating basic macros, but moves into an introduction to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). The document covers using the Visual Basic editor to write your own macros, as well as VBA grammar, decision making structures, loops, error handling and more. This is a very good introduction to macros and VBA.