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.

To format your data as a table in Excel, select the range of cells you want, go to the Home tab, select Format as Table from the Styles section, and choose the Table Style you prefer from the ...

Microsoft Excel lets you format tables, adding borders and colors, and lets you format the text in them, editing font, size and style. A spreadsheet may contain a number of tabl ...

Excel Tables offer a range of features for working with list-style data.

Change the time formatting. Data tables that use the "h:m" time format will not export correctly to Excel. Click the column heading to select the entire column. Right-click any cell in the column ...

Combine an Excel custom format with data validation and remove the pressure for input perfection from personnel by letting Excel do the work.

If you forget, Excel will apply the format to all of the data cells as well. It can be frustrating, but remember, Ctrl+Z will undo the mistakes quickly so you can try again.

This column shows how to use the Data Table option in Excel’s What-If Analysis tool.