How to hide and unhide columns in Excel to optimize your work in a spreadsheet

You can easily hide and unhide columns in Excel by individually revealing hidden columns or using the "Format" option to ...

How to do a mail merge using Microsoft Word and Excel to quickly create personalized templates for imported data

You can do a mail merge in Microsoft Word and Excel to create personalized documents for many recipients at once.

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 ...
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4 New Microsoft Excel Features to Try in October 2025

All details in this article are correct as of October 7, 2025. Accessibility to some of the latest Excel features depends on ...
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This one Excel symbol will change how you write formulas

The best way to do this is by converting your data to an Excel table. Select your data range (A1:E11), press Ctrl + T, and click OK. Excel names it something like "Table1"; in my case, it's Table3, ...
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How to automate data cleaning in Excel

Excel's text functions, such as TRIM, UPPER, LOWER, and PROPER, can be used to clean up textual data. TRIM removes extra ...
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This startup is bringing AI to an Excel-style spreadsheet

Spreadsheet apps like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets are used worldwide to organize and analyze data, but getting the right information into them isn’t always straightforward. Businesses often need ...
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Inside Apple's Numbers - how it compares to Microsoft Excel

Apple's Numbers spreadsheet for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations — and will immediately see how much easier ...
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Excel + AI: Microsoft brings new ‘COPILOT’ function directly into spreadsheet cells

Microsoft Excel’s new COPILOT function lets users generate, summarize, and analyze data directly in spreadsheet cells using plain-language prompts. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft is building generative ...
JournalofAccountancy

3 ways to use ChatGPT-4o with Excel

Q. You released an article about using ChatGPT-4o in September 2024. Could you show us more ideas about how to use ChatGPT-4o with Excel? A. In today’s fast-paced accounting world, being efficient and ...
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Learn how to use Copilot in Excel

Spreadsheets have long been a cornerstone of data management, analysis, and reporting. But manually entering formulas and sorting through massive datasets can be time-consuming and error-prone. Enter ...
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From Spreadsheet Zero to Hero: How I Use ChatGPT to Unlock Excel and Google Sheet Mastery

Stop sparring with your spreadsheets! Here's how AI transformed my Excel and Google Sheet skills and powered up my productivity. From the laptops on your desk to satellites in space and AI that seems ...