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Stop removing duplicates in Excel: The UNIQUE function is safer and dynamic

To make the most of the UNIQUE function, you should make sure your array is in an Excel table. By using a table name rather ...

StockHistory function becomes StockMystery as Microsoft Excel bugs out

For many, the start of a new year is a time to take stock. For Microsoft, it was a time to stop giving it as the company ...

Build Faster Excel Workflows Using FILTER, IFS, XLOOKUP, and LET for Real-World Data

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with ...

I won the Microsoft Excel World Championship. Here's what every office worker should know about Excel.

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.
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Document formulas in Excel like code with N() function

The simplest way to start documenting Excel formulas like a coder is by using the N () function. Although its primary job is to convert non-numeric values into numbers, it has a hidden quirk: because ...
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Claude joins Excel and suddenly your formulas, errors, and reports change

Anthropic has introduced Claude for Excel, allowing users to work with the AI assistant directly within Microsoft’s spreadsheet software. The new version lets Claude read and modify workbooks, fix ...
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Claude is coming to your spreadsheets - but is it enough to make you an emperor of Excel, and what will Microsoft Copilot think?

Claude now works inside Microsoft Excel, reading, editing, and explaining every cell About a thousand users are testing Claude’s Excel skills before public rollout The AI assistant can fix formulas ...
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Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says it's time to stop talking about AI 'slop' and start talking about a 'theory of the mind that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier ...