Excel and Access are two software applications which belong to the Microsoft Office suite. You can create a data file in a spreadsheet format using Access and then later open the file and work on it ...

Excel possesses formidable database powers. Creating a relational database starts with a Master table that links it to subordinates, called (awkwardly) Slave, Child, or Detail tables. Before we dive ...

Pivot tables in Google Sheets summarize smaller sets of data from a more extensive table and group sums, averages, or other statistical measurements in a specific and meaningful way. You can create ...

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These four overlooked Excel features completely changed how I design spreadsheets.

Excel created pivot tables to improve upon its convoluted, weak reporting features (which are still available). The pivot table is actually a collection of tools that Excel uses to help you create ...