Microsoft Office Inside Out: 2013 Edition

Chapter 13. Analyzing Data with Tables and Charts

Sorting out your data analysis options

Using tables to organize and analyze data

Sorting and filtering data

Using conditional formatting to highlight cells based on their content

Using sparklines to visualize trends within a range

Turning data into charts

EXCEL is no one-trick pony. Yes, the program works wonders with number-crunching tasks, but its rows and columns are also tailor-made for managing data that goes beyond basic bean counting. With minimal effort, you can keep address lists and membership rosters, track temperatures and rainfall, monitor stock prices, and record your performance in whatever sport or hobby you happen to fancy.

In this chapter, we look at the many options you have for entering, ...