The text trap: If you select numbers and the status bar stays blank (or only shows the Count), your numbers are formatted as text—and Excel can't sum words! This tells you that you should click the ...

When official systems can't support everyday workflows, employees turn to spreadsheets — creating "shadow spreadsheets" that circulate unchecked. Grist shows how these spreadsheets expose sensitive ...

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The corporate treasury function — historically rooted in conservative cash management — is undergoing its greatest transformation in decades. The revolution really began with Michael Saylor at ...

I don’t use Microsoft Excel all that often, so it remains a bit of a mystery to me. I can enter text and create graphs and that’s basically it. That’s why I’ve set myself a goal to learn one new Excel ...

This post is for anyone who feels so motivated to achieve their goals that it sometimes turns into paralyzing pressure, making it impossible to relax. Imagine this scenario: Nicola is an athlete who ...

Apple's Numbers spreadsheet for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations — and will immediately see how much easier ...

Anna Monaco has been building AI agents since before the term “AI agents” was even a thing. After building numerous chatbots, she started looking for other types of interfaces that made sense for AI ...

Ask a bunch of scientists whether they use spreadsheets in their work and you’re bound to touch a nerve. Many have sworn off spreadsheets, others swear by them and some swear profusely when they’re ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...