How-To Geek on MSN

How to use the BYCOL function in Microsoft Excel

Upgrade your spreadsheets with BYCOL to consolidate column logic, prevent manual errors, and build automated reporting dashboards.
How-To Geek on MSN

How to use the BYROW function in Microsoft Excel

BYROW replaces thousands of table formulas with one spill formula, making spreadsheets leaner and much more robust.
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 ...
TWCN Tech News

Top 15 Financial functions in Microsoft Excel

The PMT function is an Excel Financial function that returns the periodic payment for an annuity. The formula for the PMT function is PMT(rate,nper,pv, [fv], [type]). The NPV function returns the net ...
JournalofAccountancy

Create a dynamic to-do list with Excel’s checkboxes

Q. I currently keep a static to-do list, and I would like to update it to be more dynamic. Do you have any advice? A. Microsoft Excel is best known for crunching numbers, but it’s also a powerful tool ...
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 ...
The Verge

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a group of cells. The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Brings AI to Excel with New COPILOT Function

Microsoft has just introduced the Copilot function in Excel for Windows and Mac. With the new function, Excel now becomes a space for analyzing text, generating ideas, and simplifying repetitive tasks ...
Redmond Magazine

Working With Checkboxes in Excel, Part 2: Adding Complexity

Here's how to build smarter checklists in Excel using checkboxes, conditional formatting and task dependencies to help with multi-step processes. In my previous article in this series, I walked you ...
Redmond Magazine

Working With Checkboxes in Excel, Part 1: Adding and Configuring

Learn how to add, configure and use checkboxes in Excel to create interactive task lists and trigger formatting without relying on macros. Recently, Microsoft has introduced the ability to add ...
PC World

How to build a custom search box in Excel

Adding a search field to your spreadsheet can greatly improve data navigation and usability. In this guide, you’ll learn how to create a dynamic search box that filters data based on your input, using ...