This banal type of office software has a long history of trying to pass itself off as whimsical.

This fan-made 'Fallout'-style game runs entirely in Microsoft Excel, so you can play while at work without your boss being any the wiser.

Dynamic dropdowns make Excel smarter by improving data accuracy and user-friendliness. They also adapt to changes in your data, making your worksheets more flexible.

Filtering and searching in Excel can feel like a guessing game. Regex functions change that. Now, I can pinpoint exactly what I need—complex patterns, partial matches, or structured data ...

The game, called Arena.Xlsm, can be downloaded here. It works with Excel 2007 and 2010 but hasn’t been tested with Excel 2013 (it should work though). Unfortunately, like all things wonderful ...

How an accountant created an entire RPG inside an Excel spreadsheet Arena.Xlsm puts macros to work for leveling, battling, and collecting items.

Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it.

Excel macros let you automate repetitive tasks for substantial time savings. Here’s how to put them to work for you.