It’s January and you’ve gone and done it: You’ve resolved to keep better track of your personal finances. But deep down, you’re not sure where to start. Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up ...

Whenever you create a Microsoft Excel workbook, you should always take the necessary steps to make it accessible to everyone, especially if you plan to share your work with others. In this guide, I'll ...

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Spreadsheets, which are similar to databases, can help you visualize and manage data entities and values that make up your company's customer information repository. If that information doesn't reside ...

Drop-down lists in Microsoft Excel (and Word and Access) allow you to create a list of valid choices that you or others can select for a given field. This is especially useful for fields that require ...

One option for sharing reports with your team is to simply rattle off numbers. Think something like this: "We allocated 10% of operating budget to maintenance, 15% to hardware upgrades, 18% to ...

Simplify your hiring and employee promotions by creating a salary scale spreadsheet. Rather than negotiating salary rates and increases based on individual circumstances, standardize the process with ...

If you resolved on Jan. 1 to keep better track of your personal finances, are you sure where to start? Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up for a service or poke around your bank’s online ...

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