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Formatting the X-axis and Y-axis in Excel 2007 Charts

When charting values, Excel 2007 isn’t always careful how it formats the values that appear on the y-axis (or the x-axis when using some chart types, such as the 3-D Column chart or the XY Scatter chart [more…]

The Essentials of Working with Charts in Excel 2007

The essentials of creating and working with charts in Excel 2007 will show you everything you need to know to convert your numbers into charts that can help your audience understand the meaning behind [more…]

Create a Pivot Table in Excel 2007

A pivot table is a special type of summary table that’s totally unique to Excel 2007. Pivot tables are great for summarizing values in a table because they do their magic without making you create formulas [more…]

Using Built-in Add-In Programs in Excel 2007

Add-in programs are small modules that extend the power of Excel 2007 by giving you access to a wide array of features and calculating functions not otherwise offered in the application. There are three [more…]

Getting to Know the Parts of an Excel 2007 Chart

The typical chart (or graph) in Excel 2007 comprises several distinct parts, including the chart area, data series, axes, legend, plot area, gridlines, data markers, and more. The following list summarizes [more…]

Filtering and Sorting an Excel 2007 Pivot Table

You can filter and sort the data in an Excel 2007 pivot table to display a subset of data arranged how you want to view it. Excel automatically adds drop-down filter arrows to the Report Filter field as [more…]

Splitting an Excel 2007 Worksheet Window

In Excel 2007, you can split the worksheet window into separate panes and scroll the worksheet in each pane so that you can easily compare data from two separate worksheet locations. You can make the panes [more…]

Looking Up Data in Excel 2007 with HLOOKUP and VLOOKUP

The most popular of the lookup functions in Excel 2007 are HLOOKUP (for Horizontal Lookup) and VLOOKUP (for Vertical Lookup). These functions are located in the Lookup & Reference category on the Formulas [more…]

How to Change Column Width and Row Height in Excel 2007

In Excel 2007, you can change any column widths or row heights in your worksheets to improve the readability and appearance of data. For example, if your worksheet contains many numbers, you can widen [more…]

The Essentials of Working with Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in Excel 2007

Collecting and storing data in Excel spreadsheets is only useful if you can make sense of it. By reviewing the essentials of working with pivot tables and pivot charts in Excel 2007, you can organize and [more…]

How to Install the Excel 2007 Analysis ToolPak

The Analysis ToolPak is an Excel 2007 add-in program that adds extra financial, statistical, and engineering functions to Excel's pool of built-in functions. The tools included in the Analysis ToolPak [more…]

Using Logical Functions in Excel 2007 Formulas

Excel 2007 uses seven logical functions — AND, FALSE, IF, IFERROR, NOT, OR, and TRUE — which appear on the Logical command button’s drop-down menu on the Formulas tab of the Ribbon. All the logical functions [more…]

How to Protect an Excel 2007 Workbook

Excel 2007 includes a Protect Workbook command that prevents others from making changes to the layout of the worksheets in a workbook. You can assign a password when you protect a workbook so that only [more…]

How to Repeat Row and Column Headings When You Print in Excel 2007

Excel 2007’s Print Titles command enables you to print particular row and column headings on each page of the report. Print titles are important in multipage reports where the columns and rows of related [more…]

How to Create a Table in Excel 2007

You can create a table in Excel 2007 (a list or database in previous Excel versions) to help you manage and analyze related data. The purpose of an Excel table is not so much to calculate new values but [more…]

Adding Up with Excel 2007's SUM and SUMIF Functions

In Excel 2007, you use the very familiar SUM function to total values in your worksheets. Use the SUMIF function when you want to total only the numbers in a range that meet a criteria you specify. These [more…]

How to Add Data Labels to a Chart in Excel 2007

You can add data labels to an Excel 2007 chart to help identify the values shown in each data point of the data series. Excel provides several options for the placement and formatting of data labels. [more…]

Counting Cells with Excel 2007's COUNT Functions

Excel 2007 offers an assortment of counting functions — including COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK, and COUNTIF — in the Statistical category that enable you to count the number of cells that contain numeric [more…]

Editing a Chart’s Data Source in Excel 2007

After you create a chart in Excel 2007, you may need to change the range of the source data that is the basis for the chart. The Select Data Source dialog box lets you choose a different source range for [more…]

Applying Conditional Formatting in Excel 2007

Excel 2007's conditional formatting lets you change the appearance of a cell based on its value or the value of another cell. You specify certain conditions, and when those conditions are met, Excel applies [more…]

How to Use Excel 2007’s Scale to Fit Printing Options

Use the Scale to Fit settings in Excel 2007 if you need to make a worksheet fit to get a few last rows or columns on a single page. You can use the Width, Height, and Scale options in the Scale to Fit [more…]

Comparing Two Excel 2007 Worksheets Side by Side

You can use the View Side by Side command button on the View tab in Excel 2007 to quickly and easily do a side-by-side comparison of any two worksheet windows that you have open. When you click this button [more…]

How to Set the Macro Security Level in Excel 2007

Security is an important issue when you're working with Excel 2007 macros. If you open worksheets containing macros from outside sources, these macros could be harmful to your computer. By default, Excel [more…]

How to Create a One-Variable Data Table in Excel 2007

To create a one-variable data table to perform what-if analysis in Excel 2007, you enter a series of input values either across columns of a single row or down the rows of a single column. The formulas [more…]

How to Display All Formulas in an Excel 2007 Worksheet

In Excel 2007, it can be difficult to view your formulas without accidentally editing them. That’s because anytime you are in “edit” mode and the active cell has a formula, the formula might incorporate [more…]

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