We noted that Excel turned 40 this year. That makes it seem old, and today, if you say “spreadsheet,” there’s a good chance ...

You know the routine: you click the little arrow on the column header, the massive dropdown menu appears, and suddenly you ...

One option for sharing reports with your team is to simply rattle off numbers. Think something like this: "We allocated 10% of operating budget to maintenance, 15% to hardware upgrades, 18% to ...

When it comes to creating spreadsheets, the software that comes to the minds of most people is Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Office is a complete suite that lets users create documents, spreadsheets, ...

My company has been working with two organizations that use large, unwieldy Excel spreadsheets to manage some of their most critical business processes. These “informal systems” (which I wrote about ...

This financial spreadsheet makes it easier to monitor your finances, assess where you are financially right now and determine how much money you have or need for your future.

Spreadsheets are super powerful, but they have limits. This article examines four big challenges of working in spreadsheets, and shows how data science tools such as notebooks can cleverly address ...

Spreadsheets are one of the most versatile and widely used tools in the business world. They offer an easy way to organize and manipulate data, make calculations and create visual representations of ...

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of paystubs, but how do you make one? Paystubs have been used for years as they outline how much someone has earned from work. They typically come with other ...

Spreadsheet software can be incredibly helpful for business owners looking to streamline their data collection and organization. You can use spreadsheet software for various parts of your business, ...

When official systems can't support everyday workflows, employees turn to spreadsheets — creating "shadow spreadsheets" that ...

On Feb. 4, 2017, I went out on a first date to Cat Town, the rescue cafe in Oakland. Johnny* was actually as cute in person as he was in his OkCupid profile photos, something I could not say for many ...