Excel doesn’t have a built-in AVERAGEIF() function, but you can still average values, conditionally. Excel has SumIf and CountIf, but no AverageIf. However, with a little array magic, you can get ...

Q. How do I use the FILTER function in Excel, and how is this an improvement over the filter feature? A. The FILTER function was introduced five years ago as part of the Excel Dynamic Arrays rollout.

Use the RANDARRAY() dynamic array function to return random names or other text in Microsoft Excel. The recent article How to generate random letters in Excel shows you how to generate random letters.

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel formulas, trying to calculate moving averages or rolling totals, only to end up frustrated by the constant need for manual adjustments? You’re not ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new feature called LAMBDA for Excel, which allows users to create custom functions based on Excel formulas. These functions are reusable and support recursion. Microsoft has ...

The strangest character in Excel might be its smartest.

Excel can feel like a maze of endless rows, columns, and formulas, especially when you’re trying to create something as detailed as a loan repayment report. If you’ve ever found yourself overwhelmed ...

To analyze your company's payroll expenditures, you might create an Excel spreadsheet and use some of the functions in the Financial or Math & Trigonometry categories. To create a pricing spreadsheet, ...

The smartest thing Excel does happens in places you can't see.

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...