Excel has this useful feature that probably most people completely overlook—the Quick Analysis menu. If you've been manually creating charts, writing formulas for totals, or spending time formatting ...

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ...

This overlooked Excel feature replaces tedious typing with a form interface that speeds up data entry, protects formulas, and simplifies searching.