Sometimes you just want to tell Excel what it is you want your formula to do. It'd be a lot easier if you could just say "sort this data in ascending order and find its average" i ...

Calculate the difference between two numbers by inputting a formula in a new, blank cell. If A1 and B1 are both numeric values, you can use the "=A1-B1" formula. Your cells don't have to be in the ...

How to Reverse a Column Order in Microsoft Excel. Reversing the order of a column would be easy if the column was already listed alphabetically or sequentially; you would just sort in the other ...

Reversing and transposing an Excel data set doesn't have to be a complicated process. Susan Harkins explains how to cut to the chase.

A. In other words, you want to take a column of consecutive numbers or words, say, from 1 to 5 or Able, Baker, Charlie, and flip the order—running from 5 to 1 or alphabetizing the words in reverse ...

Every now and then I have to reverse the order of a long list in Excel that is not in alphabetical or numerical order—a tedious job. Do you know of a shortcut? Yes, you can adapt Custom Lists, a tool ...