Microsoft Excel has a great sorting feature that works quite well. However, it is possible to use this feature to sort cells based on their color. Multiple colors are supported, and from our testing, ...

The SORT and SORTBY functions let you extract certain columns and rows from a dataset and sort them in a certain order, all while preserving the source data. Even though they work in similar ways, ...

Have you ever struggled to sort data in Excel in a way that truly fits your needs? Imagine trying to organize a list of regions not alphabetically, but in a specific order like “North, South, East, ...

If you run sorts in Excel a lot, you might benefit from shortcuts or even a macro. Here are some ways to make your sorting life easier. Sorting data is easy and for the most part, Microsoft Excel ...

Have you ever grouped data in Excel only to find your months sorted alphabetically instead of chronologically? It’s a frustrating quirk of the GROUPBY function, one that can turn a clean dataset into ...

Automate repetitive data entry and fix broken sorting hierarchies using Excel's powerful, hidden Custom Lists tool.

Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft’s inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016. Here are 10 of the best. ...