Fix Excel’s alphabetical month sorting issue with simple tricks. Learn how to group months chronologically using XMATCH and CHOOSECOLS.

The SORT and SORTBY functions let you extract certain columns and rows from a dataset and sort them in a certain order, all while preserving the source data. Even though they work in similar ways, ...

Excel's ascending and descending sort options are powerful tools, but they won't always sort values in a familiar and meaningful way. When this is the case, you might need a custom sort. Sorting is a ...

Have you ever struggled to sort data in Excel in a way that truly fits your needs? Imagine trying to organize a list of regions not alphabetically, but in a specific order like “North, South, East, ...

Microsoft Excel is spreadsheet data management software used by many small businesses for day-to-day operational tasks. Excel's convenient cell-based structure lets you input your business' inventory, ...

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Find the top 10 values in an Excel range without sorting Your email has been sent When you want to total the amount of sales from your top 10 performers, you usually would have to sort the data first, ...

Mastering Excel goes far beyond SUM and VLOOKUP. By learning functions like COUNT, AVERAGE, SUMIF, SUBTOTAL, XLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH, you can find opportunities to improve your Excel sheet. Some ...