Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This month, I received a lot of Excel questions. So in this article, we'll tackle random time values, an icon-displaying ...

Most people build a PivotTable, drag a field into Values, get a sum, and walk away. That's fine if all you need is a total, but totals on their own are just numbers sitting there. They don't tell you ...

Q: How do I add a percentage-of-total column in a PivotTable in Excel 2010? Your PivotTable will now display the same two columns of data both numerically and as a percentage of total, as pictured ...

If you’ve have lots of data and lots of analysis to do, but little time or skill, you need Excel’s Power Pivot feature. Here’s how to get started with it. Excel Power Pivot is a data analysis feature ...

Q. I usually like Excel PivotTables, but because they don’t allow me to do certain things, such as delete cells or insert new columns or rows, I’m wondering if there is a reasonable alternative? A.