Once the basic chart is built, a handful of formatting tricks turn it into a timeline that stays in sync with your data.

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Format hierarchical financial data using formula-based conditional formatting rules. Build detailed Excel P&L layouts that ...

Q. I get a detailed revenue transaction export from the client, and then I get it again, revised, usually after I’ve already filtered, sorted, and documented my selections. I’m tired of reapplying ...

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Advanced list solutions are easy thanks to Excel’s Table object. If you need a dynamic list, try one of these techniques. The article Five ways to take advantage of Excel list features showed five ...

Q. How do I use the FILTER function in Excel, and how is this an improvement over the filter feature? A. The FILTER function was introduced five years ago as part of the Excel Dynamic Arrays rollout.

Microsoft Excel’s new FILTER() function is a great tool for reporting and dashboards. We’ll show you how to use it to get more done. Filtering is a huge part of many Microsoft Excel sheets, and ...