Microsoft Excel turns 40 today, and the company has outlined plans for future updates set to transform how we work with data.

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That all changed when I discovered two features in Excel most people don't know about: Watch Window and Custom Views. Together, they provided me with a way to track the numbers that matter without ...

To do this, with the 1% cell still copied, select the cells containing the values you want to convert from whole numbers into ...

To try Agent Mode in Excel, you need to get the Excel Labs add-in and choose Agent Mode. In Word, you can just open Copilot ...

The FIND function allows you to find a text string within another. It returns the position at which a character or string begins within another text string. The output of the above function will be 5, ...

Have you ever wished Excel could just understand what you mean without endless tinkering with formulas or wrestling with messy data? That wish is no longer a distant dream. Microsoft’s new Excel AI ...

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...

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Copilot is on the way to Microsoft Excel. Or rather, more Copilot is being packed into the popular spreadsheet program. A new COPILOT function is rolling out now to users in the Beta Channel and ...

Q. How do the TRIMRANGE function and trim references in Excel work? A. Excel’s TRIMRANGE function and trim references help users quickly tidy up datasets. This makes for a cleaner, easier-to-follow, ...

Have you ever found yourself buried under a mountain of Excel sheets, each holding pieces of data that need to be stitched together into one cohesive whole? It’s a common challenge for anyone working ...