Excel Blog - Page 15

Page 15 of Excel tutorials and guides.

Articles

  • Excel Pivot Tables: The Complete Guide (2024): Master Pivot Tables from beginner to advanced. Learn to summarize, analyze, and visualize large datasets with step-by-step tutorials and real examples.
  • How to Create Your First Pivot Table (Step-by-Step): New to Pivot Tables? This beginner-friendly guide walks you through creating your first Pivot Table in Excel with clear steps and examples.
  • Pivot Table Calculated Fields: Create Custom Calculations: Learn to create calculated fields in Pivot Tables. Add profit margins, growth rates, and custom metrics without changing your source data.
  • Pivot Table vs SUMIFS: When to Use Each: Should you use a Pivot Table or SUMIFS formulas? Learn the pros and cons of each approach and when to choose one over the other.
  • 10 Common Pivot Table Mistakes (And How to Fix Them): Avoid these common Pivot Table errors that trip up beginners and experts alike. Learn the fixes and best practices.
  • Pivot Table Slicers and Timelines: Interactive Filtering: Make your Pivot Tables interactive with Slicers and Timelines. Learn to create professional dashboards that users can filter themselves.

Recommended Excel resources

  • Browse the complete Excel functions directory to find syntax, examples, common errors, and related formulas for every major function.
  • Use the formula problem guides when a workbook returns #N/A, #VALUE!, #SPILL!, wrong totals, or formulas that do not update as expected.
  • Compare similar Excel functions before choosing a formula, especially for lookup, conditional aggregation, text cleanup, and dynamic array tasks.

Archive navigation and discovery

  • Browse earlier tutorials on page 14 or return to blog home for the latest posts.
  • Search the functions directory when a tutorial mentions a formula you need to look up quickly.
  • Problem guides cover #N/A, SUMIF zeros, FILTER spill errors, and formulas that will not calculate.
  • Comparison guides help choose between VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP, SUMIF and SUMIFS, IF and IFS.

Popular topics in the archive

  • Lookup tutorials: VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and INDEX MATCH step-by-step walkthroughs.
  • Conditional aggregation: SUMIF, SUMIFS, COUNTIF, and COUNTIFS with criteria from cells.
  • Pivot table troubleshooting and dashboard design with conditional formatting.
  • Financial modeling basics: PMT, NPV, percentage variance, and budget template workflows.

People also ask

  • How do I find a specific Excel tutorial? Use browser find on the blog listing or open the functions directory for formula reference.
  • Are older blog posts still valid? Core formulas remain stable; check function pages for version notes on XLOOKUP and FILTER.
  • What should I read after the blog archive? Start with the top Excel search queries hub for the twenty highest-value English topics.

Full article summaries on blog page 15

  • Excel Pivot Tables: The Complete Guide (2024) (2026-01-21): Master Pivot Tables from beginner to advanced. Learn to summarize, analyze, and visualize large datasets with step-by-step tutorials and real examples.
  • How to Create Your First Pivot Table (Step-by-Step) (2026-01-21): New to Pivot Tables? This beginner-friendly guide walks you through creating your first Pivot Table in Excel with clear steps and examples.
  • Pivot Table Calculated Fields: Create Custom Calculations (2026-01-21): Learn to create calculated fields in Pivot Tables. Add profit margins, growth rates, and custom metrics without changing your source data.
  • Pivot Table vs SUMIFS: When to Use Each (2026-01-21): Should you use a Pivot Table or SUMIFS formulas? Learn the pros and cons of each approach and when to choose one over the other.
  • 10 Common Pivot Table Mistakes (And How to Fix Them) (2026-01-21): Avoid these common Pivot Table errors that trip up beginners and experts alike. Learn the fixes and best practices.
  • Pivot Table Slicers and Timelines: Interactive Filtering (2026-01-21): Make your Pivot Tables interactive with Slicers and Timelines. Learn to create professional dashboards that users can filter themselves.

Directory pages linked from the archive

  • Top Excel search queries hub (/guides/top-excel-search-queries/) — twenty high-value English SERP topics.
  • Excel lookup functions guide (/guides/excel-lookup-functions-guide/) — VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, FILTER.
  • Functions directory (/functions/) — syntax, examples, and errors for every major formula.
  • Compare guides (/compare/) — VLOOKUP vs XLOOKUP, SUMIF vs SUMIFS, IF vs IFS, and more.
  • Problem guides (/problems/) — #N/A, SUMIF zeros, FILTER spill, formulas not calculating.

Archive reading order for new visitors

  • Start with lookup tutorials if you are fixing #N/A or choosing between VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP.
  • Move to SUMIF and COUNTIF posts when conditional totals return zero or wrong aggregates.
  • Finish with pivot and dashboard posts when reconciling report totals against raw data.
  • Bookmark the function page for every formula you copy from a tutorial into production workbooks.