Sometimes when I’m working with an Excel worksheet and I want a cell to look a certain way, I run into what appears to be a limitation in the program. It might be trying to enter product numbers with ...

The cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet can hold various types of numerical data, including fractions and percentages. If some or all of your cells contain fractions, Excel enables you to convert ...

You can apply cell formats in one step by using the Cell Style feature offered on Microsoft Excel. The Cell style feature enables the data to stand out on the ...

Microsoft Excel 2007's conditional formatting feature allows you to format cells based on certain criteria. As an example, you might want the row color to change based upon a credit or debit on a ...

If the Excel cell format is not changing to a number because the Number formatting is not working, take these steps to fix the issue. Remove both the Decimal and Thousand separators Numbers are ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

These four overlooked Excel features completely changed how I design spreadsheets.

The Office Scripts action recorder can generate code snippets for Excel changes, but some actions still require manual ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When you enter a date that's formatted with slashes, Excel will recognize it as a date. For example, Excel will automatically choose the date ...

To clear all contents, formats, and comments in the selected cells, click Clear All. To clear only the formats that are applied to the selected cells, click Clear Formats. To clear only the contents ...