For many years, I used the SUBTOTAL function in Microsoft Excel to create easily visible subtotals at the top of my worksheets. However, when I encountered AGGREGATE, this became my go-to function for ...

Almost every month, I suggest the Subtotal feature to a reader. It's an easy-to-use feature that summarizes data by groups. You define the group and the summarizing function; Excel does the rest. This ...

How to use a conditional format to highlight subtotal rows in Excel Your email has been sent If your subtotaling rows are lost in a sea of worksheet data, use this simple conditional formatting ...

Q. I receive regular spreadsheets with all of our company’s accounts, departments, employees, and balances, and I have to subtotal the amounts by accounts, departments, etc. I have been manually doing ...

If you have three or more rows of data, chances are, you'll need to summarize those values in some way. Summarizing is one of the most common tasks we perform in Excel. The term summarize implies a ...

Move beyond the basics of sums and averages. These tips open up all kinds of opportunities for working with spreadsheet data. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sept. 2012 and the ...

Find your favorite Excel 2003 commands in the new Excel 2007 interface Editor’s note: These charts accompany our story Excel 2007 Cheat Sheet. Click through to that story for detailed information on ...