In a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, you may have formulas sitting in one cell that require the information within another cell in order to calculate. These relationships are called references. When a ...

Microsoft Excel relies on two fundamental reference types when addressing other cells. Absolute references -- which are denoted with a "$" -- lock a reference, so it will not change when copying the ...

Double square brackets appear in structured references in Excel when column headers contain spaces or special characters. They're also inserted into formulas when you reference header and total rows ...

Comments in Excel come in handy for documenting your spreadsheet so you can remember what all the formulas are for or to provide instructions for other spreadsheet users. The How-To Geek points out a ...

Even Excel 2007 users might have trouble finding one or two things in Excel 2010. These quick reference charts can help. To continue reading, register here to become an Insider. You’ll get free access ...