Most of us know that formatting a table’s data, cells, and borders can potentially help readers grasp what a table is trying to say. But that doesn’t mean we know the best way to make it happen. When ...

There's a fine line between a well-formatted Microsoft Excel worksheet and one that's full of issues that take time to fix. Whether you're an Excel newbie or a seasoned pro, avoiding these formatting ...

You may not think too often about how text is displayed in your PowerShell console, but under the covers, there's quite a bit going on. Think about all of the commands you have the ability to run in ...

It’s not hard to add an alternating band format to a table by applying a table style. It’s quick and easy, but it’s limited. You’ll get a single-row fill color that alternates with a row of white (or ...

Tables are common elements in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and the more succinct and clearer, the better. You can build tables from scratch or copy the table from another program and applying a ...

Many people use Excel daily but often miss out on one of its most valuable functions for a basic task: creating tables. Excel, Microsoft's renowned spreadsheet software, is indispensable, especially ...

Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

When reading across a wide list of data, such as an account ledger or product description list, it is easy to confuse the rows. This is especially true when scrolling across the screen. To minimize ...

Powerful and complex, Microsoft Excel comes packed with so many tools that it’s often hard to know which tool can solve a particular problem. Ever feel like it’s easier to just keep doing things the ...