Imagine this: you’re managing a sprawling Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows of data. You need to identify high-priority tasks, flag anomalies, or categorize entries based on specific rules.

PivotTable-aware conditional formatting ties rules to fields, so visuals persist even when you refresh, filter, or change layout.

PIVOTBY is great for analysis, but PivotTables still have the edge when formatting needs to adapt to data changes.

Conditional formatting highlights key information in a spreadsheet so it’s easy to see at a glance. This beginner’s guide gets you started. Spreadsheets usually hold a wealth of information, but it ...

Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it. Software Installation Policy Five Methods to ...

In Excel, common causes include using relative references in formulas (so the rule shifts unexpectedly), mismatched data types (e.g., numbers stored as text), or having multiple overlapping ...

Reporting lots of large values in Excel is probably a good thing, but if you want them to be readable, try this easy technique. The article, Use a custom format in Excel to display easier to read ...

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...