If you use only one kind of formatting on a table, make it the borders. The borders are the lines around the cell . Like the borders around a comic strip, lines around a table give it visual definition, and… Read moreFormatting elements: Borders (About)

Earlier this week, a reader asked about adding some functionality to the debt payoff spreadsheets I posted a few weeks back. One of the things he wanted was a way to enter base income and subtract expenses, rather than having… Read moreDebt payoff spreadsheets: updated

Last week I discussed the formulas in the debt payment calculator spreadsheets, but before jumping back into the why-should and how-to’s of various types of formatting I wanted to take a little time to point out the formatting that I… Read moreDebt payoff spreadsheets: formatting

Last week I shared a debt payment calculator spreadsheet, and promised that this week I’d discuss how I did it. I’m not going to write out the formulas here, but my explanations here are designed to help you read through… Read moreDebt payoff spreadsheets: formulas

By the time this post goes up it’ll be 2012, and a lot of people will be starting on their new year’s resolutions. Any resolution that’s done in stages (like weight loss, or debt reduction) can be tracked in a… Read moreDebt payoff spreadsheets