An optimization problem is one where you have to make the best decision (choose the best investments, minimize your company’s costs, find the class schedule with the fewest morning classes, or so on).

It can be frustrating when your formulas are not updating automatically on Excel. Building on that, here are the possible reasons why it may happen. In this post, we explain four such scenarios: The ...

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If you are experiencing a problem where the AutoSave feature has stopped working in Excel, Word or PowerPoint, this article will help you to resolve the issue. The AutoSave feature is one of the best ...

I'm having an issue with a project I'm currently working on. The project uses a series of data tables, and a linked excel spreadsheet as a structural data file (contains the details of a frequently ...

Q. I have an Excel spreadsheet where I need to enter the ticker symbol ACN for Accenture. Excel keeps changing ACN to CAN. What can I do? A. Most of us are familiar with how helpful autocorrect can be ...

To activate Power Pivot, go to File > Options, click Add-ins, select COM Add-ins from the dropdown, and check the box for ...

Q. When I paste a large amount of data into Excel containing dates as far back as the 1800s, the recent dates display correctly as valid dates, but the older dates automatically convert to text. I ...