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I use these 3 Excel formulas to automate my boring chores

Life is hectic, and juggling dozens of apps for the "must-do" chores adds to the noise. Since I already work in Excel daily, ...

More than half of workers say they really "love" Excel - and surprisingly enough, it's younger workers who are apparently more infatuated

Research from to Datarails (via The Register) found over half (54%) of finance professionals aged 22 to 32 report "loving" Excel, a higher proportion than among older generations, where 39% express ...

I discovered a hidden Excel trick that turned my spreadsheet into Christmas magic

Here's how to create your own animated Christmas tree in Excel: Open up a new spreadsheet. Click the triangle button in the ...

Affection for Excel spans generations, from Boomers to Zoomers

Despite its advancing years, Microsoft Excel is proving a hit with young finance professionals, many of whom reckon the aging number-cruncher has a bright future. According to a Datarails report, more ...
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Windows Notepad is testing advanced formatting options — like tables

Microsoft announced in a Windows Insiders blog post that its lightweight text editor Notepad is currently testing extended formatting capabilities with support for tables. The idea is to allow users ...
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Microsoft finally fixes the worst thing about Excel’s pivot tables

Data wonks, rejoice! Pivot tables now automatically refresh themselves in a new beta version of Microsoft Excel. You might expect that pivot tables—which can be used to summarize rows and columns of ...