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How to use the MAP function in Microsoft Excel

Row precision vs. Aggregation errors: MAP is the best way to use "greedy" functions like AND or OR in a single, dynamic ...
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Excel's UNIQUE function can't skip columns—unless you use this trick

Nest CHOOSECOLS inside UNIQUE to extract non-adjacent columns, and use INDIRECT for interactive header dropdowns.

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 ...

Excel not recognizing functions after reboot

If Excel is not recognizing functions after reboot, change calculation settings, disable Show Formula, run Excel ...

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 ...
Microsoft

Generating High-Precision Feedback for Programming Syntax Errors using Large Language Models

Large language models (LLMs), such as Codex, hold great promise in enhancing programming education by automatically generating feedback for students. We investigate using LLMs to generate feedback for ...

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.
IEEE

Mitigating Syntax and Logic Errors in LLM Based Code Generation via XML-Structured Prompts

Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have become powerful tools for automated code generation. Yet, they remain prone to both syntax and logic errors that limit their effectiveness in real-world ...