How to Create Excel Charts and Graphs

by Sara Davidson for HubSpot Excel charts and graphs are tried-and-true tools for visualizing data clearly and understandably. But for those who are not native tech gurus, it can be a bit intimidating to poke around in Microsoft Excel. I’m here to share the foundational information you need, helpful video tutorials, and step-by-step instructions for anyone feeling like they are in over their heads. Organizing a spreadsheet full of data into an accurate and attractive chart isn’t sorcery — you can do it! Let’s go over the process from A to Z. Download 10 Excel Templates for Marketers What an Excel Chart…

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19 Best Free Marketing & Sales Templates for Microsoft Excel

by Carly Williams for HubSpot In my experience, sales and marketing Excel templates can help you expedite your data analysis and reporting. To help those of you looking for a way to sharpen your Microsoft Excel skills, I've put together a detailed list of templates you can start using to simplify your sales and marketing tasks. Download 10 Excel Templates for Marketers Know what's even better? You can download a kit of Excel templates in one fell swoop. Free Excel Marketing Templates 10 free templates to help you master marketing with Excel. Marketing Reporting Template Email Planning Template SEO Template And…

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5 Excel and Google Sheets tricks every SEO should know

by Maria Georgieva for Search Engine Land Amid the popularity of generative AI tools, spreadsheets are still essential tools for marketing analytics. When it comes to organizing, cleaning, and analyzing data, Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets have stood the test of time. All the famous SEO tools export most of their data in CSV format. And while you can use genAI for data analysis, often you’ll still need a good old spreadsheet to get started. So let’s dive back into the basics and see how you can make your life as an SEO and digital marketer easier with these five tips to…

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How to Enable Macros in Excel

by Nathan Ojaokomo for HubSpot Microsoft Excel’s versatility and sheer number of features make it one of the most complex software programs to master. While you might want to learn every feature in Excel, you’ll likely need to know just a limited number to get the best from the software. Macros are small and simple programs that can make your work much easier and are favored by expert users. The good thing is that learning how to enable macros is relatively easy, and in this article, we’ll show you how to enable macros in Excel, since they are disabled by default.…

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How to Use XLookup in Excel

by Lauren Farrell for HubSpot Working with large data sets is always tricky. Excel is one of the most powerful tools you can use to manipulate, format, and analyze large sets of information. Several well-known functions exist to help you look up specific matches within a dataset, like VLookup. But functions like VLookup had certain limitations, so Microsoft recently introduced the XLookup function to Excel. It provides a more robust method for finding specific values in a data set. Knowing how to use it effectively can drastically cut down the time you spend trying to analyze data in Excel. What…

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