Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas.

I traded the static results of Flash Fill for dynamic formulas that update automatically.

Excel has long been a go-to tool for professionals dealing with data management and analysis. However, many users only scratch the surface of its capabilities, unaware of the powerful, lesser-known ...

Over the last few weeks, Microsoft has focused on increasing the power of Copilot and Python to assist with everyday tasks, offering more flexibility with drawing tools, and giving you more control ...

Excel comes loaded with lots of tools to help you work smarter and easier. Today we’ll look at three tools — Reports, Views and Outlining — that can make a big impact on your day-to-day work in Excel.

Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...

Microsoft updates for Excel in January 2026 introduce Agent Mode with Copilot, new import tools, clearer error messages, Power Query on Mac and Web, and Office Scripts automation to ease daily tasks.

Learn Microsoft Excel on iPad with iPadOS 26 menu bar shortcuts and widgets, so you work faster with touch and keyboard ...

One of the things I don’t like about Excel 2008 is that setting zoom levels is a bit more complex than it need be. If you use Excel’s View -> Zoom menu, this opens a new window, from which you then ...

Simplify your data transformation by skipping complex parsing expressions and instead using Flash Fill and Power Query in Microsoft Excel. Image: IB Photography/Adobe Stock If you work with imported ...

If you’ve got a whopper of a spreadsheet, with thousands or more of rows, you’ve got a big problem if you want to make sure the spreadsheet doesn’t contain duplicate entries. Excel simply doesn’t have ...