Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...

Have you ever found yourself buried under a mountain of Excel spreadsheets, painstakingly updating formulas every time new data comes in? It’s a common struggle, one that can turn even the most ...

Turns out half my old formulas were just dynamic arrays in disguise, written the long way.

Stop updating Excel manually. Discover how to use dynamic array formulas to create self-updating reports and dropdown lists ...

Dynamic arrays change the rules for formula output in Excel. When I write a formula that returns a list by default, I need to decide whether I want the result to spill across a range of cells or ...

If you get the You can’t change part of an array error in Microsoft Excel, this post will help you fix the error. An array is essentially a collection of items ...

Excel’s BYCOL() and BYROW() functions evaluate data across columns and rows, returning an array result set allowing you to bypass a lot of work. Most Microsoft Excel functions are autonomous—one ...

In addition to the new SORT function, you may also find the new FILTER and UNIQUE array functions useful. For example, the worksheet on the next page contains a detailed listing of invoices in columns ...

Excel doesn’t have a built-in AVERAGEIF() function, but you can still average values, conditionally. Excel has SumIf and CountIf, but no AverageIf. However, with a little array magic, you can get ...