Even the simplest spreadsheets—budgets, lists, trackers, and the like—can benefit from the powerful features in Excel that ...

Add a totals series: Include a new data series for the overall totals. Use Excel’s combination chart feature to layer the total column behind the individual columns, creating a visually distinct ...

Stacked column/bar and 3D stacked column/bar charts are particularly useful for comparing the percentages of each value in a total. This means that the cumulative pieces of each stacked element ...

How to Total a Column in Word. While Microsoft Excel is great at performing calculations, producing charts and storing data, you can more easily create a descriptive, expressive and readable ...

I've been tinkering with MS Excel/Powerpoint (2010) and I am unable to create multiple stacked columns per field on the x-axis. For instance, under each "payload" x-axis entry, I would like to ...

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them.

Budgeting can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. While there is no shortage of finance apps, nothing beats the flexibility and power of Excel. In this post, I will go over the practical ...