What’s the difference between a table and a range of columns and rows on an Excel spreadsheet? How do I create and populate tables? And, once a table is created, how do we custom filter, format ...

Pivot tables generate great reports in Microsoft Excel, but adding a filter or two can make them even more flexible. Here's how.

Q. How do I use the FILTER function in Excel, and how is this an improvement over the filter feature? A. The FILTER function was introduced five years ago as part of the Excel Dynamic Arrays rollout.

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.