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I'll make you a spreadsheet pro. Try my 50 favorite Excel tricks

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Excel's newest functions are flashy, but these classics are still the best

Old-school Excel functions like SUMPRODUCT, INDEX/MATCH, and IFERROR remain essential for stable, readable, and maintainable ...
TechRadar

Claude can now share context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, letting you 'work with a higher degree of efficiency and quality'

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Claude can now work across Excel and PowerPoint with shared context The AI chatbot interface ...
VentureBeat

Anthropic gives Claude shared context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, enabling reusable workflows in multiple applications

Anthropic has upgraded its Claude AI model with new capabilities for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, marking a strategic move to expand its enterprise footprint and potentially challenging Microsoft’s ...
TechRadar

This 'fascinating' Microsoft Excel security flaw teams up spreadsheets and Copilot Agent to steal data

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday release fixes 83 flaws Including an Excel bug which enables AI-driven zero-click data theft Update urged to block exfiltration via Copilot assistant The March 2026 ...
The Guardian

Experience: I am the Excel world champion

I have been called the LeBron James of spreadsheets, but I try not to take myself too seriously Growing up in Waterford, south-east Ireland, I was always good at maths. I first used Excel at ...
BBC

Excel: The software that's hard to quit

In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they were working. Now bosses might frown upon a worker caught ...
Geeky Gadgets

Learn How to Use Excel Copilot for Professional Charts, Formulas and More

Imagine transforming hours of tedious data work into mere minutes of productivity. That’s the promise of Microsoft Copilot in Excel, a new AI-powered assistant designed to transform how you manage, ...
Microsoft

Formulas, fandom and an AI-fueled future — Microsoft Excel celebrates 40 years

When Andrew Grigolyunovich first started using Excel more than two decades ago, he never imagined the spreadsheet program would land him in Las Vegas or on ESPN. The Latvian financial consultant ...
TechCrunch

Former Microsoft execs launch AI agents to end Excel-led finance

Despite millions spent on financial software, many finance teams still rely on Excel to close their books and reconcile numbers while preparing them for audit. Two former Microsoft executives view it ...
PC World

Microsoft Excel now uses AI to auto-suggest formulas in real time

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 ...