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I made Excel’s doughnut chart change color automatically to track progress, here’s how

In the Format Data Point pane, click the "Fill and Line" paint pot, and in the Fill section, check "Solid fill," and change ...

This Ridiculously Detailed Spreadsheet Has Helped Me Stick to My New Year’s Resolutions for Five Years

From the most thorough travel plans to your fitness journey, if you have a goal, that goal needs a spreadsheet tab. It’s a ...

Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Amazon’s stocks are lagging the S&P 500 this year—but Google is up 62% and AI investors think it has room to run

Google is emerging as the early winner in the Big Tech AI race—and its stock price is blowing away competitors ...
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Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method

In most counting scenarios in Excel, COUNTBLANK reliably counts blank cells, and COUNTA reliably counts populated cells.

I discovered a hidden Excel trick that turned my spreadsheet into Christmas magic

Here's how to create your own animated Christmas tree in Excel: Open up a new spreadsheet. Click the triangle button in the ...
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Master Loan Repayment Scheduling With Excel Formulas

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Optimize Excel's Goal Seek: Master Reverse Calculations

Discover how Excel's Goal Seek reverses calculations to find input values from known outcomes and enhances your data analysis skills.