If you manage data in multiple Excel spreadsheets, you can use the Consolidate Data wizard to merge data from several spreadsheets or workbooks into one master sheet. The Consolidate Data wizard ...

As a data-science librarian at the University of California, San Diego, Stephanie Labou has seen her share of spreadsheet horror stories. The most haunting was a table of hand-entered GPS coordinates.

A simple README tab can guide users, document data, and make your shared Excel workbooks much easier to use.

I recently wrote about five ways spreadsheets kill your business. Spreadsheets are a versatile tool for performing quick, ad hoc data analysis, developing presentation materials, creating small ...

Microsoft Excel application designs spreadsheets, tables and documents. Data can be entered in several ways to create formulas and charts formatted in varying sizes, colors and layouts. With the ...

Fifteen years ago, I logged my concerns about the limitations of Excel. Have we overcome these problems? Has the downside of spreadsheets been reduced? A deeper look sees progress in some areas - and ...