Excel Tips & Tutorials

Step-by-step Excel guides, formulas, and tips. New tutorials added regularly.

Highlight Rows Based on a Cell Value in Excel (Conditional Formatting)

All rows where name is Bob are highlighted

In case you prefer reading written instruction instead, below is the tutorial. Conditional Formatting allows you to format a cell (or a range of cells) based on the value in it. But sometimes, instead of just getting the cell highlighted, you may want to highlight the entire row (or column) based on the value in one cell. …

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How to Make a Histogram in Excel (Step-by-Step Guide)

A histogram is a common data analysis tool in the business world. It’s a column chart that shows the frequency of the occurrence of a variable in the specified range. According to Investopedia, a Histogram is a graphical representation, similar to a bar chart in structure, that organizes a group of data points into user-specified ranges. The …

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How to Create a Data Entry Form in Excel

Buttons of the Entry Form in Excel

Below is a detailed written tutorial about Excel Data Entry form in case you prefer reading over watching a video. Excel has many useful features when it comes to data entry. And one such feature is the Data Entry Form. In this tutorial,  I will show you what are data entry forms and how to …

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Excel VBA MsgBox [Message Box] – All You Need to Know!

Anatomy of an Excel VBA Msgbox

In Excel VBA, you can use the MsgBox function to display a message box (as shown below): A MsgBox is nothing but a dialog box that you can use to inform your users by showing a custom message or get some basic inputs (such as Yes/No or OK/Cancel). While the MsgBox dialog box is displayed, …

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Merge Tables in Excel Using Power Query

Merge Tables using Power Query - Table 2 & 3

With Power Query, working with data dispersed across worksheets or even workbooks has become easier. One of the things where Power Query can save you a lot of time is when you have to merge tables with different sizes and columns based on a matching column. Below is a video where I show exactly how …

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10 Advanced Excel Charts that You Can Use In Your Day-to-day Work

10 Advanced Excel Charts

While Excel is mostly used for data entry and analysis, it also has some great chart types that you can use to make your reports/dashboards better. Apart from the default charts that are available in Excel, there are many advanced charts that you can easily create and use in your day-to-day work. In this tutorial, …

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Excel Sparklines – A Complete Guide with Examples

Excel Sparklines - All three types

Sparklines feature was introduced in Excel 2010. In this article, you’ll learn all about Excel Sparklines and see some useful examples of it. What are Sparklines? Sparklines are tiny charts that reside in a cell in Excel. These charts are used to show a trend over time or the variation in the dataset. You can …

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