Have you ever thought of the humble SUM function as a secret weapon for advanced analytics? Most Excel users see it as a basic tool for adding numbers, but what if I told you it could do so much more?

We have created sample data containing sales of 6 different companies in four consecutive months (from January to April). The Total Sales sheet represents the total number of sales in all four months ...

In addition to listing data, you can also use Excel to manipulate data. For example, you can compute sales, determine inventory or calculate nearly anything. However, rather than manually entering a ...

Excel’s BYCOL() and BYROW() functions evaluate data across columns and rows, returning an array result set allowing you to bypass a lot of work. Most Microsoft Excel functions are autonomous—one ...

In addition to storing typed data in each cell of a spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel allows you to perform functions on one cell and show the result in another cell. The most basic function, a link, ...

What if mastering a handful of Excel functions could save you hours each week, eliminate frustrating errors, and even make you the go-to problem solver in your office? It’s not just a bold claim—it’s ...

Q. I read the June 2020 JofA article on SUMIF. I have tried to use it in my Excel spreadsheet, but it won’t work since I have multiple criteria. Is there a way to get SUMIF to work if you have more ...