If your data contains spilled arrays, you can't format it as an Excel table. In this scenario, keep your manual table formatting to a minimum, such as using bold font in the column headers.

There are several ways to make data stand out visually in an Excel spreadsheet, but one of the simplest and most effective is to apply conditional formatting. What is conditional formatting in Excel?

As mentioned in the intro, you can use conditional formatting to make certain values stand out with colored text and backgrounds. You can, for example, indicate problem data values in red, and ...

Learn how to add a highlight to expose groups in your Microsoft Excel data using a helper column and Excel’s conditional formatting feature.

Microsoft Excel’s conditional formatting is a wonderful “automatic” feature that allows you to formats cells based on the value of those cells or the value of the formulas in those cells ...

How to Format a Sales Report in Excel. A sales report should reflect changes to its underlying data quickly and accurately. For that reason, it often makes sense to format a report in the same ...

Combine an Excel custom format with data validation and remove the pressure for input perfection from personnel by letting Excel do the work.

Learn how to highlight dates before today and a specific date with and without using the Today() function in Microsoft Excel.

In Microsoft Excel, table formatting (the colors and the functionalities) is applied to your data in just one click. In Google Sheets, on the other hand, you have to add all the formatting styles ...