You can easily create a drop-down list in Excel to limit the values that can be entered in a column. Here's how to set one up ...

If you want to add a Custom Dictionary in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, or other Office apps, here is what you will have to do. It is possible to create and include your custom dictionary in those ...

Descriptive labels on an Excel chart enhance its readability and help you interpret the information the chart contains. Whether naming comes in the form of text, numbers or a combination, both the x ...

Have you ever struggled to sort data in Excel in a way that truly fits your needs? Imagine trying to organize a list of regions not alphabetically, but in a specific order like “North, South, East, ...

Emily, a reader who chooses to not provide her last name, is interested in more flexible Excel dating. She writes: I am wondering if there is a way to turn off auto-formatting in Excel so that, when ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft Excel used to only allow two types of data: text and numbers.