Originally, Excel was not designed to be a real database. Its early database functions were limited in quantity and in quality. And because every record in an Excel database is visible on the screen ...

I love productivity systems and apps and lately I’ve developed my own, which requires only a regular spreadsheet–Excel or Google docs will do–and it’s easier and more effective than any I’ve tried. It ...

If you manage data in multiple Excel spreadsheets, you can use the Consolidate Data wizard to merge data from several spreadsheets or workbooks into one master sheet. The Consolidate Data wizard ...

Data. Your business can't run without it. As a small-business owner, you need to track everything – from your inventory levels to the personal information of employees. Many entrepreneurs start off ...

If you have to jointly author a spreadsheet with a colleague, what is the first thing that you do? Email it back and forth. This can be painful, particularly as you try to keep track of your partner’s ...