Most people see Excel as rows, columns, and endless formulas. I see a blank canvas for organizing chaos. So I built a Kanban board in it, complete with status tracking, color coding, and easy updates.

Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...

Once your checkboxes are in place, you can link them to specific functions or outcomes within your spreadsheet. This interactivity allows you to see at a glance which tasks have been completed. But ...

Learn how to add, configure and use checkboxes in Excel to create interactive task lists and trigger formatting without relying on macros. Recently, Microsoft has introduced the ability to add ...

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...

Have you ever wondered why we pay for expensive task-management apps when a tool you likely already have, Excel, can do the job just as well, if not better? Despite the hype around sleek, subscription ...

Drop-down lists in an Excel sheet can greatly facilitate data entry. Here's a look at how to use Microsoft Excel's data validation feature to create handy lists within your worksheets. An Excel ...