Microsoft Excel can be a powerful tool for large and small businesses alike. It is used to perform calculations, store and compile data, and create graphs based on that data. A variety of formulas are ...

"Return on investment" is a financial calculation used to gauge how well the money you invest earns you even more money. To calculate ROI you divide the earnings you made from an investment by the ...

As a child of the dark ages, I used the word rank to describe something that smelled rotten or suspicious. Rank in Microsoft Excel is, thankfully, totally different. In Excel, rank is a value that ...

A straight ranking result is easy using one of Microsoft Excel’s ranking functions. Calculating a conditional rank is even easier if you let an Excel PivotTable do all the work. Image: ...

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Ever found yourself puzzled by how to calculate your monthly loan repayments accurately? You’re not alone. Many people struggle with understanding the intricacies of loan amortization. But what if I ...

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You can create a PivotTable in Excel from an external data source, a table in your worksheet, or a pre-built data model. To ...

Excel has evolved into a robust platform for data analysis and reporting, thanks to its advanced business intelligence tools: Power Query, Power Pivot, Data Model, and DAX. These powerful features can ...