How to lock cells in Microsoft Excel, so you need a password to change or erase data

You can lock cells in Excel by heading into the program's "Protection" tab. There, you can set a password, and protect your ...

How to freeze a row in Excel so it always stays on the screen, even when you scroll away

You can freeze a row in Excel through the "Freeze Panes" menu. This lets you scroll through a spreadsheet without that frozen ...

This obscure Microsoft Excel tool imports PDF data without mangling it

In the top menu of Excel select Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. Browse your files and select the PDF with the table ...
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Editing a Formula in an Excel Dialog Box? Here's a Tip to Make Life Easier

By default, when you select a formula or source field in a dialog box, Enter mode is activated. You can see this in the ...