Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas.

Microsoft Excel is a useful tool for managing data sets large and small. But it can quickly turn frustrating if you're unsure how to get the desired outcome to sort your spreadsheet with so many menu ...

Reversing the order of a column would be easy if the column was already listed alphabetically or sequentially; you would just sort in the other direction. However, data may not be in alphabetical or ...

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Multiplying an entire Excel column by the results of a formula can be a little tricky, especially if the formula is complicated or subject to change. To simplify to process, use an absolute reference ...

Columns organize data in Excel, and are often used as categories with headers to sort cells. You can simply right-click on an existing column to add another column immediately before it. To add ...

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Use this Excel formula to easily return the last item from any list. If you work with chronological lists or daily updates, you might also track the last item in a constantly changing list of values.

Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of functions like LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND, leading to some confusing ...

Q. Is it possible to sort a column in Excel using formulas rather than the Data tab’s Sort tool, so the sort process is performed automatically as I update my data? A. Excel has announced a new ...

This morning, Microsoft opened the tech preview of its long-anticipated Office Web Apps. Here’s a first look at what the online version of Excel has in store. From the online SkyDrive folders, you can ...