Excel has historically been about organizing text and numbers, but for several years, Microsoft has been working to boost the number of data types the application supports.

You’ll find it under the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group. Once you open it, just hit Add Watch and select the cells you want to monitor. The pop-up will show you the sheet name, cell ...

Next, tidy up the appearance of your text. Stick to clean, professional fonts like Calibri, Arial, or Times New Roman, and use consistent sizes—say 12pt for headers and 11pt for all other text. Align ...

Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.