Biggest Mistakes People Make On Excel Spreadsheets

Don't overcook your data - avoid these common mistakes

How you set up your data in Excel has everything to do with your ability to analyze it later. Unfortunately, most people don't know how to do this.Watch our video series and download our Biggest Spreadsheet Mistakes Whitepaper to learn the most common Excel data spreadsheet mistakes to avoid.

1, 2, 3 - Too Much Formatting

4 - Blank Rows and Columns

5 & 6 - Column Heading Mistakes

7 & 8 - Multiple Values & Totals

9 - Not Using Formulas

10 - Manually Summarizing Data

Special Bonus Video on Collecting Data

Data Collection Using Checksheets


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