Overview of Excel’s Date Functions
At last count, Excel 365 offers 25 worksheet functions that return date or time information.
The links are to the Microsoft help topics for each...
Nineteen Date Calculations in Excel
Excel reports and analyses typically include date calculations. But many Excel users have large gaps in their knowledge about this topic.
So in this article,...
Map Your Financial Health With an Excel DuPont Dashboard
Management reporting is all about communication. Reporting Return On Equity (ROE) is a case in point.
The ROE financial ratio is a key measure of...
Map Costs and Sales in Excel with a Classic Breakeven Chart
When I worked as a CFO, my monthly reports always included a breakeven chart. It was one of the most popular reports I produced.
But...
Manage Periodic Payments with an Excel Cash Calendar
Most companies must write checks periodically to companies that don't send invoices. Often, their accounting systems provide little help in keeping track of these...
How to Make Top-Ten Charts Easier to Read
Managers need to know where the greatest opportunities and the worst problems can be found. This is why top-item figures are so popular.
These figures...
Introducing the Power of Excel Range Names
Many Excel users seldom use range names. This fact always surprises me because Excel names are powerful, flexible, and easy to use.
Excel offers two...
Interactive Excel Reporting
Several years ago, a reader asked me to help him with an Excel-reporting challenge that might sound familiar.
His challenge, he said, was that he...
How Your Company Can Work Without Limits in Excel
"CFOs at companies including P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., ABM Industries Inc. and Wintrust Financial Corp. are on a similar drive to reduce how...
How to Use SUMPRODUCT to Find the Last Item in an Excel List
Suppose you have a Sequential List of items, as in the second table in the figure below. And suppose you want to show the...



























