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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, ...
TechRadar

Battle of the pivot tables: Diarmuid ‘The LeBron James of Excel’ Early defeats three-time champion Andrew Ngai to claim the 2025 Excel World Championship and a $5,000 cash ...

Diarmuid Early outperformed eleven rivals in intense thirty-minute Excel challenges The championship included unconventional tasks like creatively folding Excel modules Early received a cash prize and ...
People

Spreadsheets Get Intense in Viral Clips from the Microsoft Excel Championships

The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship finals were held in Las Vegas on Dec. 2 and 3 Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI

Advanced Paste can now perform tasks using local AI models instead of connecting to the cloud. Advanced Paste can now perform tasks using local AI models instead of connecting to the cloud. is a news ...
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Excel to Word Dynamic Paste – Auto-Update Your Data

Learn the trick to paste Excel data that refreshes automatically in Word. Perfect for business reports and presentations. #ExcelTricks #WordTips #OfficeProductivity Senate Passes Measure to End ...
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 ...
Wall Street Journal

The Race to Dethrone Excel Has a New Entrant

There is a new contender in the startup race to challenge Microsoft Excel’s stranglehold on the world of spreadsheets. San Francisco-based Paradigm said Monday it’s launching its artificial ...
PC World

There wasn’t enough Copilot in Excel, so Microsoft added more

If you’re just dying to talk to Copilot within Excel, good news: Copilot is now a traditional Excel function within Excel for Windows and the Mac. But wait, you say. Copilot is already in Excel! For ...
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 ...
SlashGear

Does Thermal Paste Expire? Here's How To Tell If Yours Is Safe To Use

Can you just keep using the same tub of thermal paste over and over, or does it eventually expire? The answer is more complicated than it might seem at first glance. Yes, thermal paste does expire, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Which Excel Version is Best and Which Should You Avoid?

Selecting the right version of Microsoft Excel is a critical decision that can influence your productivity, collaboration, and overall user experience. With multiple options available, including beta ...