Have you ever carefully crafted a formula in Excel, only to watch it unravel into chaos the moment you copy it across columns? It’s a maddening quirk of Excel tables—structured references that seem to ...

=LET (Spend,SUMIF (T_Budget [Category],E2,T_Budget [Cost]),IFS (Spend>F2,"Over budget",Spend=F2,"Budget hit",Spend> (F2*0.9),"Near budget",TRUE,"Within budget")) Let's break the formula down to ...

The XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP choice is tied to scenario, as most needs are fixed lookups, letting you save time with the simpler ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...

In Microsoft Excel 2010, you can create large tables in which to store your data and then use it in formulas and store the results in the same table. You can insert and calculate almost anything ...