Microsoft's spreadsheet program can do way more than you might realize. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.

You can also make discrete changes in the text style of individual cells by using the "Font group" options in Excel's "Home" tab ribbon.

Q. On my Excel Home tab, there is an icon called Ideas. What is this, and what does it do? A. Considering how incredibly simple it is to use the Ideas tool, it is almost shocking how powerful it is.

In Excel, on the Home tab, next to the Conditional Formatting button, select Format as Table. In Sheets, select Format then Alternating colours. Data from images Ever pulled your hair out having seen ...

Use Editing, Fill, Justify to add instructions to your Excel 2007 worksheets When you need to add instructions to an Excel 2007 worksheet, they usually look something like Figure A.

Here's a quick tip for creating a Microsoft Excel drop down list from another tab.