This obscure Microsoft Excel tool imports PDF data without mangling it

In the top menu of Excel select Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. Browse your files and select the PDF with the table in it. Now select Import. Choose the table from the list that appears and ...
MUO on MSN

Once you understand SCAN in Excel, you’ll never build formulas the same way

The simplest way to think about SCAN is that it applies a custom calculation to each element in a range/array and returns every intermediate result it produces along the way. If that sounds abstract, ...
MrExcel on MSN

Excel — Generate Fake Data Easily Using Python in Excel

If you use Excel 40 hours a week (and those are the weeks you are on vacation), welcome to the MrExcel channel. Home to 2,400 ...

AI tool helps match enzymes to substrates

A new artificial intelligence-powered tool can help researchers determine how well an enzyme fits with a desired target, ...
Oregonian

Vaux’s swifts create new roosting pattern across Portland, leaving Chapman behind

For three decades, Vaux’s swifts have returned to Chapman Elementary School, making the Northwest Portland spot their designated roost and offering their nightly swirling performance for thousands of ...
Engadget

Claude can now edit and create files, including Excel spreadsheets

Anthropic has begun rolling out a small but significant update to Claude. Starting today you can use the chatbot to create and edit Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint slide decks and PDFs. In ...
TechCrunch

Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts

Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ ...
NFL

NFL combines live action, AI to create larger-than-life float celebration paying tribute to fans of each team

The National Football League debuted "You Better Believe It," its high-energy 2025 Kickoff campaign that combines artificial intelligence and live action to create a ...
JournalofAccountancy

Create a dynamic to-do list with Excel’s checkboxes

Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...
IEEE

Accuracy Assessment for Multibaseline Phase Unwrapping Without Using External Reference Data

Abstract: Accuracy assessment of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) products without external reference data (ERD) has been a long-standing challenge because traditional phase unwrapping ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...