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4 ridiculously useful Excel tools Microsoft barely tells you exist

You've had these Excel features the whole time. You just never enabled them.
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Microsoft Packs Excel’s August Update With Copilot Features

August 2026 update adds Copilot tools for change history, charts, PivotTables, Python formulas, and recent chat access.
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Excel's experimental COPILOT function set to be removed next month

Microsoft is removing the COPILOT function from Excel after a year of public testing. The function will stop working on September 14, 2026, without ever launching to general availability.

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in August 2026Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Excel in August 2026Here are all the new features ...

Excel's August 2026 updates are all about Copilot, bringing new tools for change tracking, data visualization, chat history, ...

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Excel Power Pivot Beats Standard Tables by Linking Datasets

Build multi-table data models with Power Pivot to upgrade your Excel workflow. Replace flat files and use DAX variables for ...

Power BI Replaces Isolated PowerPivot Data Models in Excel

Overcome Excel PowerPivot limitations by importing data into Power BI Desktop. Publish to the service and connect multiple ...

Formula Auditing in Excel not seen or working

If Formula Auditing in Excel is not seen or working or grayed out, follow these instructions to fix it e.g. disable worksheet ...

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I won the Microsoft Excel World Championship. Here's what every office worker should know about Excel.

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.