In Microsoft Excel, you can permanently hide columns containing data you don't need to have on show. However, grouping columns is often a better way to achieve the same outcome, especially if you're ...

When working with business data, you may encounter grouped data that needs to be divided into multiple columns. As an example, you might have a customer list that groups first and last names in a ...

Q: I use Excel’s Group tool to expand and collapse our employees’ weekly timesheet data, but it takes forever to group each section individually for each of my 300-plus employees. Can you tell me how ...

I'm not arguing that PivotTables are now useless, because they still solve certain problems very well. However, after seeing how fluid, responsive, and adaptable GROUPBY and PIVOTBY can be, I've found ...

How to group time values by the hour in Excel Your email has been sent Grouping records by dates or time is easy in Microsoft Excel, but it doesn’t make a great report. For instance, a simple sort by ...

Excel columns are fairly narrow by default, and they won't always accommodate all of your data. With this in mind, Microsoft makes it easy to adjust the width of a column by dragging the line on ...

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel, trying to make sense of messy data or create reports that actually tell a story? Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, Excel can ...

Three ways to return the average age for a group using Excel Your email has been sent Summarizing data is a common task in Excel, and there's usually more than one way to do so. Susan Harkins explains ...