Excel's preset highlights work for simple cases, but they quickly break down as your data gets more complex. Formula-based conditional formatting turns static spreadsheets into automated alert systems ...

The Excel ribbon often forces you through multiple menus just to highlight important data. Hidden inside the Format Cells dialog is a syntax system that replaces several common formatting tasks like ...

Conditional formatting in Excel is often associated with basic color coding or highlighting, but there’s a more advanced approach that can significantly enhance financial reports. Excel Off The Grid ...

Formatting business cards in Excel is not only possible, it's cost-effective, since it saves you from hiring a professional designer. Excel's tools enable you to apply several types of formatting to ...

Microsoft Excel’s RANK.EQ() function ranks a set of values, but in a busy sheet, the top-ranking items might get lost. You can combine RANK.EQ() with a conditional formatting rule to highlight the top ...

Learn how to use Excel’s Format Painter to apply formatting to entire rows and columns. Formatting allows viewers to distinguish values by type and even sections. Applying the right formatting is ...

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 ...

Excel Conditional Formatting already lets you format cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells (see our conditional formatting tutorial for more details). Now ...