You can easily create a drop-down list in Excel to limit the values that can be entered in a column. Here's how to set one up ...

To apply data validation rules to a selected cell or range, head to the "Data" tab on the ribbon, and click the top half of ...

Here's a quick method, and the equivalent keyboard shortcut, for selecting an entire data range. Working with a complete data set is a common task in Excel. You might want to move the data, apply a ...

Quit the data-search struggle by organizing your raw data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Rather than manually scrolling through a list of disorganized records, use Excel's built-in tools to find ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.