Microsoft Excel can save you time in lots of little ways, like adding a drop-down list to cells so that only pre-written text can be entered.

Adding a drop-down list in Excel is a quick and efficient way to choose predefined data. Here's how to create a drop-down list in Microsoft Excel.

Here's how to create a pivot table in Excel to slice and dice your data, letting you perform in-depth analyses and spot important trends.

You can save time by creating an AutoFill series in Excel 2003 as follows: Enter the values and then select the list. Choose Options from the Tools menu. Click the Custom Lists tab. Click Import.

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.