When you use MySQL to query a database, you have the ability to view results from that query on your screen or send them to a text file. If you insert tab characters into the output data stream, you ...

Back in April 2014, I wrote about the first release of Microsoft’s Excel for iPad, and I found it to have a well-designed UI and most of the features of the desktop version. It was missing some things ...

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at a blank Excel sheet, wishing you had the perfect dataset to test a formula, build a dashboard, or polish your data-cleaning skills? Creating custom datasets ...

In these days of cloud-based systems, mobile applications, and web-based services, why use a spreadsheet for any other purpose than analysis? Now that you’re convinced about a spreadsheet’s value, are ...