Turn generic columns into custom visuals by adding floating totals, nesting series, and layering simultaneous data labels.

Most of us know how to create a chart in Excel, but it’s the chart with a little something extra that often does the best job. For instance, suppose you’re charting product favorites by age group and ...

Excel displays percentages of a whole using pie charts, also known as wedge charts of circle graphs. Businesses tend to rely on such charts. The diagrams appear cluttered when graphing many items, and ...

Have you ever stared at a spreadsheet, struggling to make sense of percentage calculations that just don’t seem to add up? Whether it’s a confusing formula, a misstep with zero values, or an ...

In the course of running your business, you may find it necessary to perform calculations where you need to combine percents. Percents can be added directly together if they are taken from the same ...

Much of the data that you use Excel to analyze comes in a list form. You might need to sort the data, filter it, sum it, and perhaps even chart it. Excel tables provide superior tools for working with ...

Excel percentage formulas can get you through problems large and small every day—from determining sales tax (and tips) to calculating increases and decreases. We’ll walk through several examples below ...