Product IDs, serial numbers and other reference numbers require a unique identifier to avoid confusion when referencing a product or specific data point. Although you can manually enter unique numbers ...

Excel used to be the poor schmuck’s database, with spreadsheets that just sort of sat there. You could create something more sophisticated with LOOKUP functions, but they were a huge hassle to set up.

Excel is the spreadsheet program of the Microsoft Office suite. Using Excel, you can store and track all the information that's important to your business, like sales figures, payroll information and ...