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 ...

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

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 ...