Excel's data validation feature is more versatile than you might think. Learn how to use literal values, input values, list values, and even formulas to restrict input date values using data ...

Here are four ways to express dates using data validation: literal values, input values, a list, and formulas. I’m using Excel 2016 (desktop) on a Windows 10 64-bit system.

Setting a Custom data validation format and setting the trigger to "~" or any other non-formula evaluated character will give you an error when you enter something in the cell.

Q: I have an Excel spreadsheet that I update weekly with our employees’ Actual Sales and Sales Goals. I manually insert a red circle to indicate those who did not reach their sales goal by more than a ...

Automated Data Entry in Excel. One way businesses can save time and money is using Excel spreadsheets as data tables in which to store customer information, inventory details or other important data.

Microsoft Excel makes it possible for users to easily get around incorrect data entries. In most cases, the user takes advantage of the data validation feature. However, there are times when this ...