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Why You Still Need Excel Skills in Today’s AI World
Recently, I saw a reader comment that they’re not going to bother learning a new Excel function because Copilot can do the work for them. This made me wonder, “Do we still need Excel skills in today’s AI world?” After some thought, the answer was a resounding “YES!” Here’s why. Many Jobs Still Require Excel Skills Whether you want to…
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How to Add a Timestamp to Checkboxes in Excel
Excel’s checkbox tool helps you to manage your numbers, track task progress, and display data more clearly. One of Excel’s less-known gems is its ability to produce a timestamp when a checkbox is checked. Here’s how you can make this happen. Step 1: Format Your Table In my case, I have a list of individuals due to complete a task,…
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How to Hide Zero Values in Excel Charts
Editor’s note: In the video, Brandon Vigliarolo walks you through a couple of ways to suppress 0 values in Excel charts. For this demo, he uses Microsoft Office 365. The steps are similar to what Susan Harkins describes in the following tutorial. A drop to zero in a chart can be abrupt, but sometimes, that’s what you want. On the…
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Download our Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts Cheat Sheet
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Excel Is Introducing a Compatibility System for Old Spreadsheets
Microsoft is adding a Compatibility Version system to Excel. This system should prevent new features and bugfixes from breaking old spreadsheets, though it may prove to be an annoyance for Office 2024 buyers. File compatibility is always a concern when dealing with old, regularly-updated applications like Excel. A spreadsheet that you created in Microsoft Office 2016, for example, might look…
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Microsoft dismisses claims it’s using Word and Excel data to train AI
Microsoft has dismissed claims circulating online that it uses customer data to train its AI models, making it the latest firm forced to publicly clarify its AI policy. A blog post written by author Casey Lawrence initially voiced concerns, suggesting that Microsoft had implemented an ‘opt-out’ feature that, left unchecked, would allow the firm to use customer data in AI…
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10 Tips to Make Your Excel Spreadsheets Look Professional & Functional
Most Excel users would agree the program is a godsend when it comes to creating spreadsheets. Yet, the results can often be unnecessarily dull to look at. Thankfully, Excel comes with all the built-in tools you need to make your spreadsheets look polished, professional, and pleasing to the eye. Today, this is not just a nice to have but a…
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Microsoft says it’s not using your Word, Excel data for AI training
Microsoft has denied claims that it uses Microsoft 365 apps (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to collect data to train the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) models. “Microsoft does not use customer data from Microsoft 365 consumer and commercial applications to train large language models. Additionally, the Connected Services setting has no connection to how Microsoft trains large language models,” a…
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How to Use the SEQUENCE Function in Excel
Excel’s SEQUENCE function lets you create a list of numbers in a sequence in an instant. It also allows you to define the shape, number of values, and steps between each number in the sequence, and you can use SEQUENCE in conjunction with other Excel functions. The SEQUENCE function is only supported in Excel 365 and Excel 2021 or later.…
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How to Use the OFFSET Function in Excel
Quick Links A Basic Example of OFFSET Using OFFSET in the Real World Excel’s OFFSET function lets you create a reference that is—quite literally—offset from a starting point. It allows references to adjust dynamically to changes in your spreadsheet’s data and structure. The OFFSET Syntax Before we look at how it works in practice, let’s run through the syntax. The…
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