Formulaic conditional formatting rules in Microsoft Excel can be tricky, so learn how to avoid a common mistake.

Excel offers a one-click option on its "Insert" menu to take data on a spreadsheet and render it in a visual aid format.

Susan Harkins shows you how to format and unlock input cells in Excel at the same time by assigning a modified style.

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