Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

The Pivot Table is a tool that Excel uses to create custom reports from your spreadsheet databases. Once you select the portion of your spreadsheet that contains the target data, then define it as a ...

Excel’s Data Model feature allows you to build relationships between data sets for easier reporting. Here’s how to use it to make data analysis easier. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or ...