Here's how to create a pivot table in Excel to slice and dice your data, letting you perform in-depth analyses and spot important trends.

The relatively modest amount of time it takes to build these models can pay for itself by leading you to better investment decisions.

PowerPivot is an advanced feature in Excel that allows you to create sophisticated data models, perform powerful data analysis, and generate comprehensive reports with ease.

Excel's Data Model feature allows you to build relationships between data sets for easier reporting. Here's how to use it to make data analysis easier.

Use Excel’s table feature for easy sorting and filtering of data By organizing your data in this structured manner, you create a solid foundation for your budgeting model.

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.

Drop-down lists in Excel let you create a list of valid choices that you can select for a given field. We'll show you how to use tables, named ranges, formulas, data validation, and table styles.

You can create XML data from a Microsoft Excel 2003 worksheet or workbook, but you'll need to do some manual steps to get the data to conform to valid XML format.