Pivot tables generate great reports in Microsoft Excel, but adding a filter or two can make them even more flexible. Here's how.

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.

Can Excel sort by color? Absolutely. In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns/fields.

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Use implicit And and Or operators with Excel's Advanced Filter feature to create complex, but powerful, filtering combos.