Excel Heroes: N-nyiimock Bitanyanmi

N-nyiimock Bitanyanmi is a welcome and familiar face in the online Excel community, where he often goes by the name Justice. Behind his enthusiasm, knowledge, and eagerness to learn, however, lies a surprising fact: until he was almost an adult, he had rarely laid hands on a computer.

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Want to Convert Excel Spreadsheets to Web Apps?

Sheetcast enables you to convert Excel spreadsheets to web apps directly in Microsoft Office, a tool you already use every day. Sheetcast is affordable, easy to learn, and has hundreds of potential uses (limited only by your imagination).

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Co-authoring in Excel: Tips and Pitfalls

For years, Excel users have been able to collaborate on shared workbooks. By making it possible for multiple users to work together on a single file, Microsoft unlocked countless ways to boost efficiency and productivity.

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Seven Essential Ways to Protect Your Spreadsheet

Too many of us are cautious in our daily lives, but cavalier with the safety and security of our spreadsheets.

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Tips to Prevent Data Entry Errors in Excel

With Excel, your formulas, charts, and reports are only as good as the data you enter. So, if you’re responsible for entering a vast data set, it’s important to minimize the risk for error.

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It’s Time for Excel to Evolve: From Spreadsheets to Web Apps

The Necessary Evolution from Excel Spreadsheets to Web Apps. Like many of the greatest technologies of our time, spreadsheets can be our salvation or our downfall – and with great power comes great responsibility.

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Why Do People Still Use Spreadsheets?

Microsoft Excel debuted on the Macintosh in 1985 and came to Windows in 1987. Three and a half decades later, its name remains virtually synonymous with the very concept of “spreadsheets.”

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Ten Memorable Excel Disasters

Pretty much anyone who has ever used Excel has a horror story or two to share—a misplaced decimal, a missing minus sign, a botched cut-and-paste, or some other minor blunder with potentially major consequences.

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How to use forms in Excel … plus something better

Excel forms have improved my life. Now, I know there’s something even better (stick around to the end of this tutorial).

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Do You Use Any of These Five Excel Features? If So, Try Sheetcast

Maybe you’re a bit of an Excel guru. Your workmates frequently marvel at your ability to get the most out of the app, employing functionality they never even knew existed.

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