Learn how accounting spreadsheets work with real examples of journals plus when to switch to accounting software.

I love productivity systems and apps and lately I’ve developed my own, which requires only a regular spreadsheet–Excel or Google docs will do–and it’s easier and more effective than any I’ve tried. It ...

It’s January and you’ve gone and done it: You’ve resolved to keep better track of your personal finances. But deep down, you’re not sure where to start. Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up ...

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You don't need to be an Excel whiz to leverage very simple spreadsheets that will make you much more efficient at your job. Here I share three of my very own spreadsheets and explain how I use them. I ...

Apples iWork 08 boasts improvements to the software suites word processing and presentation applications, but—more importantly—it fills the suites spreadsheet hole with Numbers. eWEEK Labs ran Numbers ...

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A common source of errors in Excel is "the gap"—a situation where you add new data to the bottom of a list, but your formulas ...

If you resolved on Jan. 1 to keep better track of your personal finances, are you sure where to start? Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up for a service or poke around your bank’s online ...