As Microsoft ramps up Copilot’s capabilities in Excel, the AI tool is becoming genuinely useful for spreadsheet work.

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

In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they were working. Now bosses might frown upon a worker caught ...

Build an automated employee schedule in Excel with SEQUENCE dates and M A N shift dropdowns, so you track coverage fast.

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