As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ever imagined. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know.

Excel remains an essential tool for data management, analysis, and visualization. In 2025, its evolving features and refined techniques make it more powerful than ever. But have you ever found ...

Have you ever opened an Excel spreadsheet and felt instantly overwhelmed by cluttered data, mismatched fonts, or confusing layouts? It’s a common frustration, yet so many of us accept it as the norm.

Excel’s UNIQUE function allows users to extract unique values from a dataset, making it easier to identify and remove duplicates. This column shows how to use the Data Table option in Excel’s What-If ...