Microsoft Excel allows you to crunch massive quantities of data easily through the use of functions. Sometimes you need to know the number of actual data points without counting blank cells.

How to Activate Focus Cell Before Microsoft added Focus Cell to Excel, I would click the row number or column letter to ensure I was reading or adding data to the correct cell.

Excel's Goal Seek feature helps with reverse calculations in financial planning, like CVP analysis. Goal Seek can assist in NPV analysis by determining selling prices to reach certain targets.