Microsoft Copilot, the new AI-powered tool integrated into Excel, transforms the way you perform data lookup and merging tasks using functions like VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP. This step-by-step guide will ...

Unlike one-off tools, Column From Examples records transformation steps so results remain stable as new data is added.

Q. In your November Tech Q&A article on Excel’s Scenario Manager, you mentioned two other “what-if” tools: Goal Seek and Data Table. Can you show how those work like you did with Scenario Manager?

If Copilot is missing, not showing, or not working in Excel, enable it in Excel Options, update your license, and check your ...

Take your Excel funnel charts to the next level with colorful designs using Copilot. Learn how to transform basic charts into ...

Ever feel like you’re wasting precious time setting up the same Excel workbook formats repeatedly? By creating and using templates in Excel, you can eliminate those repetitive formatting tasks and ...

Q. Are there any alternatives to traditional PivotTables in Excel? A. The first thing that comes to mind is the function GROUPBY. The primary purpose of GROUPBY is to make data analysis easier by ...

Excel is a rich and intelligent software, and a good knowledge of how it works means you’ll be able to use it for many of your business needs, including creating a Point-of-Sale (POS) system. A good ...

An intuitive guide for professionals wanting to prepare for the future of Microsoft Excel by building Python in Excel skills ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Placing spreadsheet data into a table quickly formats it and makes it easy to work with and analyze. Here’s how to use this basic yet powerful Excel tool. Tables are one of the fundamental tools in ...