It’s not hard to add an alternating band format to a table by applying a table style. It’s quick and easy, but it’s limited. You’ll get a single-row fill color that alternates with a row of white (or ...

Adding space between Excel columns is usually a simple matter of increasing your column widths. But when the columns contain different types of data, such as numbers and text, increasing the width ...

The columns feature built into Word enables you to vary the layouts of your documents, but if something goes wrong then it can be difficult to get the end result you want. Switching on hidden ...

Have you ever stared at a tangled web of paired columns in your dataset—”Size 1/Value 1,” “Size 2/Value 2,” and so on, wondering how to make sense of it all? It’s a common frustration for anyone ...

It's time to dump the pie charts and move to donuts or even waterfalls to show off your data in ways people can better grasp. Have you noticed that people groan when you pop open a spreadsheet to ...

The "Unpivot" button inside Excel's Get Data feature is a hidden superpower. It can turn a tedious, error-prone task into smooth, automated workflows. No more copy-pasting, no more manual rearranging ...

Most people are familiar with data in the form of a spreadsheet, with labeled columns of different data types such as name, address, age, and so on. Databases work the same way, with each table laid ...