Why Grouping Is Better Than Hiding Before I show you how to create column groups in Excel, let me explain the many benefits of using this method over hiding and unhiding columns.

Learn how to add a highlight to expose groups in your Microsoft Excel data using a helper column and Excel’s conditional formatting feature.

Need to know your organization's YOY results? Susan Harkins will show you how to make a PivotChart in Microsoft Excel.

Chart the Summary Data Click "Insert" in Excel's ribbon. Click "Pie" in the Charts group, and click one of the "2D Pie Chart" options to create a blank chart. Right-click the chart.

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.

Adding a drop-down list in Excel is a quick and efficient way to choose predefined data. Here's how to create a drop-down list in Microsoft Excel.

The SmartArt graphic feature offered in Microsoft Office can create an Organization Chart in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Excel tables have many benefits that regular spreadsheets lack. The biggest is the option to use data from multiple tables to create queries and reports.

Microsoft Excel can save you time in lots of little ways, like adding a drop-down list to cells so that only pre-written text can be entered.

The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.