You can quickly create a named range by using a selection of cells in the worksheet. Note: Named ranges that are created from selecting cells have a workbook-level scope. Select the range you want to name, including the row or column labels.

To create a chart in Excel for the web, you need to select at least one cell in a range of data (a set of cells). Your chart will include all data in that range. Arrange data for charts. This table lists the best ways to arrange your data for a given chart.

A Data Model allows you to integrate data from multiple tables, effectively building a relational data source inside an Excel workbook. Within Excel, Data Models are used transparently, providing tabular data used in PivotTables and PivotCharts.

In these tutorials you learn how to import and explore data in Excel, build and refine a data model using Power Pivot, and create interactive reports with Power View that you can publish, protect, and share.

To create a histogram in Excel, you provide two types of data — the data that you want to analyze, and the bin numbers that represent the intervals by which you want to measure the frequency. You must organize the data in two columns on the worksheet.

How to use a PivotTable in Excel to calculate, summarize, and analyze your worksheet data to see hidden patterns and trends.

You can sort data by text (A to Z or Z to A), numbers (smallest to largest or largest to smallest), and dates and times (oldest to newest and newest to oldest) in one or more columns. You can also sort by a custom list you create (such as Large, Medium, and Small) or by format, including cell color, font color, or icon set.

You can insert a drop-down list of valid entries (also called a drop-down menu or drop-down box) in Excel to make data entry easier, or to limit entries to certain items that you define.

This step-by-step article describes how to find data in a table (or range of cells) by using various built-in functions in Microsoft Excel. You can use different formulas to get the same result. Create the Sample Worksheet. This article uses a sample worksheet to illustrate Excel built-in functions.

Create a named range in Excel. Insert a named range into a formula in Excel. Use the Name Manager in Excel. Learn more about names in formulas. Apply named ranges to an existing formula. Use structured references in Excel table formulas. Overview of formulas in Excel. Create or change a cell reference. Create a named range from selected cells ...