The tilde isn't the only sign you need to understand to truly get your head around Excel's inner workings. For example, the ...

Life is hectic, and juggling dozens of apps for the "must-do" chores adds to the noise. Since I already work in Excel daily, I've expanded its use to automate three of my most boring tasks. These ...

Microsoft Ignite 2025 unveiled dedicated Word, Excel, and PowerPoint agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot. These AI-powered tools now allow users to generate documents, spreadsheets, and presentations ...

Microsoft announced new agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They can help to shrink the gap between ideation and production. Other Copilot updates include an expanded Voice mode. In the era of AI ...

Microsoft has unveiled fresh, vibrant icons for its Office apps, a significant change since 2018, inspired by Copilot branding. These new designs feature softer curves and richer colors across Word, ...

If you don’t want to pay indefinitely for Microsoft 365, then replace it. Microsoft Office Home and Business 2024 doesn’t require a subscription, works for Mac or PC, and comes with many of the same ...

With a new set of Microsoft 365 features, knowledge workers will be able to generate complex Word documents or Excel spreadsheets using only text prompts to Microsoft’s chatbot. Two distinct products ...

A new Agent Mode comes to Office apps today, alongside an Office Agent in Copilot chat. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Microsoft is introducing Agent Mode in Excel, part of its new approach to “vibe working,” where Copilot can analyze data, generate visualizations, and iterate on results through multi-step tasks.

Have you ever opened a spreadsheet and felt overwhelmed by a sea of unformatted numbers, struggling to make sense of the data? Whether it’s a financial report, survey results, or a project timeline, ...

Microsoft has released an out-of-band Office update to fix a known issue that caused Word, Excel, and Outlook to crash after installing the KB5002700 security update for Office 2016. The company ...

Random number generation is an essential feature in Excel, allowing users to perform tasks such as simulations, creating test datasets, or experimenting with spreadsheet models. Excel provides three ...