Microsoft’s January 2026 update puts Excel back in the spotlight. After a brief pause late last year, the company has resumed its monthly feature recap, and thi ...

R1C1 coordinates provide a predictable map for auditing formulas and writing universal VBA macros.

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

Excel's query tool reshapes messy imports into 1NF, so AVERAGEIFS replaces hacks and your summaries run faster.

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.

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

In London’s financial sector, having taken an advanced course in Excel is a plus when it comes to looking for employment or ...

Microsoft adds IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV to Excel, letting users pull text files directly into the grid with simple formulas.

AddPowerQuery Adds a connection using power query. This requires a connection string using the Microsoft.Mashup.OleDb.1 provider and a M-Formula to describe the data source. AddDatabase Adds a ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could be an Excel wizard without putting in all the time and effort needed to learn how to get around Excel and make it do what you want it to do? Formulas are one of the ...

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