Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

Q. I work with large spreadsheets. These spreadsheets have hundreds or even thousands of rows and often 10 or more columns. It’s so much to process that I become confused and make mistakes. Does Excel ...

The simplest way to start documenting Excel formulas like a coder is by using the N () function. Although its primary job is to convert non-numeric values into numbers, it has a hidden quirk: because ...