Dropdowns are useful features that simplify data entry and enforce data validations in spreadsheet software. Creating a dropdown list is easy. And you might have done that already in Excel. But did ...

We've all built a rainbow spreadsheet in Excel, but in reality, your data shouldn't look like a bag of Skittles. While color-coding feels productive, it's hard to audit, impossible to automate, and ...

Color can make it easier for people to identify important information, such as legends on an Excel graph. Professional designers learn to use color coding effectively to make websites, applications ...

How to easily sum values by a cell’s background color in Excel Your email has been sent Color is a great visual tool in most any sheet. That’s why so many of Excel’s built-in features include color.

10 steps to adding a gradient background to your Excel data points Your email has been sent It's easy to turn an Excel chart into a visually compelling object. Susan Harkins walks through the steps ...