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5 everyday actions that Power Query does better than regular Excel tools

Any null values will show as blank cells in the final Excel table. If you'd prefer to fix this within the Power Query Editor, ...
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5 Excel functions that make data cleanup feel unfairly easy

With the functions I'll discuss here, you can make data cleanup much easier in Excel. They allow you to extract, style, split, and join text to get what you need without wasting hours doing it ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
PC Gamer

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

Certain Windows 365 Copilot users now have access to a new feature in Excel that lets you use Microsoft's Copilot AI to generate formulas, but you might want to be careful how you use it. Microsoft is ...
ZDNet

Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...
GeekWire

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 ...
Bleeping Computer

OneNote finally gets "paste text only" feature on Windows and Mac

OneNote is a powerful note-taking app, but that doesn't necessarily mean it has all the features you want. One of the missing features is 'Paste as text only,' and it's finally coming to OneNote. In a ...
Android Authority

Google Messages is hiding a useful text formatting feature from users

It turns out Google Messages supports text formatting, but currently, only the integrated Gemini chatbot can use it to format its own replies. The hidden feature uses Markdown syntax, as seen when the ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft now testing Notepad text formatting in Windows 11

Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed ...
The Verge

Google Keep brings text formatting to the web

Web users can now bold, italicize, and underline text just like on Android. Web users can now bold, italicize, and underline text just like on Android. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...
Techno-Science.net

Your Ultimate Guide to Discord Text Formatting

Learn how to make your Discord messages pop using bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, code blocks, headers, spoilers, and even color-coded text. Whether on mobile or PC, this guide covers all the ...