Q. Thanks for your advice in the September 2001 issue on converting fractions in Excel into decimal values. But how about those of us who need to do the reverse—that is, convert decimal values into ...

Have you tried entering a fraction into your Excel sheet, only to have it convert to a serial, whole, or decimal number when you press Enter, and you have no clue what to do? In Microsoft Excel, you ...

Fractions are enough to make you cry if you’re not a math whiz, but Microsoft Excel handles them very well. In fourth-grade math, you learned fraction basics: Fractions are a numerical representation ...

In a program like Excel, which is designed to handle numbers, you'd expect to be able to use fractions without any hiccups. However, because Excel is programmed to automate and simplify, it often ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2001. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. Q. I often need to ...

Excel percentage formulas can get you through problems large and small every day—from determining sales tax (and tips) to calculating increases and decreases. We’ll walk through several examples below ...