So, if you think your spreadsheets look a little boring, or if you just want to add a little personality to them, then follow along as we show you the five ways you can beautify your Excel ...

To create a dropdown list, select the cell or range of cells where you want a value to appear. Then, click the “Format” ...

If-Then rules allow you to create colorful business spreadsheets that do more than look pretty. Meaningful colors can help you and others identify data quickly, recognize trends and even spot ...

All colors used in your spreadsheet are displayed. Click "Copy Level" at the top of the Sort window to duplicate the filter. Select the second color in the Order drop-down box of the second filter.

In the June 2004 JofA (page 80), a reader asked how to change the colors of her spreadsheet gridlines so she could easily identify the results of different months. I responded that while gridline ...

Google Spreadsheets is easy to use and free, ... It's not 100 percent, however: I found that some text formatting (colors, in particular) and date formatting did not import.