There are several ways to create maps in Microsoft Excel 2007. While you can always paste map images into a worksheet or even draw your own maps using the shape and line tools, most businesses need ...

When Microsoft rolled out Office 2007, the company made some fundamental changes to its file formats, updating them from binary files to XML-based packages. The default format for Excel 2007 followed ...

Automate repetitive data entry and fix broken sorting hierarchies using Excel's powerful, hidden Custom Lists tool.

Spreadsheets contain many tools for analyzing and manipulating data. The trouble is much of the data CPAs need to analyze resides in company databases or on the Internet. So, after finding the ...

When you get into a car to drive it for the first time, you adjust the seat, the mirrors, and maybe even the steering wheel’s position. You want to make sure that it’s a comfortable fit before you set ...

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Susan Harkins shows you how to combine a function and conditional formatting to highlight weekends and holidays using Excel. Weekends and holidays are important to most of us. Besides enjoying the ...

Use Excel’s conditional formatting feature to display simple icons Your email has been sent Understanding your data and how Excel's conditional formatting works is the key to accurately using icons to ...