Excel's conditional formatting tool applies formatting depending on cells' contents. Validation rules can change cells font, style, size or border. They can also change the text's color. For example, ...

Thanks to the linked cell property in Microsoft Excel, it’s super easy to use the selected value as a condition in a macro or conditional formatting rule. Formatting values to categorize them or get ...

Microsoft Excel’s RANK.EQ() function ranks a set of values, but in a busy sheet, the top-ranking items might get lost. You can combine RANK.EQ() with a conditional formatting rule to highlight the top ...

From simple lists to dynamic spill ranges and cascading menus, Excel drop-downs offer flexible control over data entry.

Have you ever spent hours perfecting your Excel spreadsheet, only to watch your carefully crafted formatting fall apart the moment you insert a new row? It’s a maddeningly common issue for Excel users ...

Follow the steps below to create a drop-down list using data validation in Excel. If you want to add a message pop up, you can click the Input Message tab and check the checkbox for “Show input ...

When multiple data variables are accommodated in a project, the time and spatial grids of those variables must be identical. As such, you must control the data other people enter. That’s when you need ...