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

Replace manual Excel tasks with conditional columns, smart merging, the unpivot tool, and more.

Macros are powerful, but they don't work on the web or mobile. I’ve switched to the native REDUCE function for my complex ...

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 ...

Originally, Excel was not designed to be a real database. Its early database functions were limited in quantity and in quality. And because every record in an Excel database is visible on the screen ...

Have you ever stared at a beautifully organized table in Excel—rows and columns perfectly aligned—only to realize it’s a nightmare for analysis? Cross-tab layouts, while visually appealing, can feel ...

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.

To enter data in Excel, you can either type it in or import it from different sources. It’s easy to import data from a standard .CSV format, but what about importing it from a database? You can ...

Not everyone is an Excel spreadsheet expert and you may not always know how to write the formulas you need for a given data set. If you're having trouble figuring out the right formula for your data ...