As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ever imagined. These are the tips and tricks you need to know.

When you have the same Excel aggregation every month, you think, "Wouldn't it be faster to leave it to AI?" Creating formulas, formatting tables, summarizing trends. Today's AI can help with many ...

Overview A concise review of newer Excel functions from Microsoft, demonstrating how to use them and when they’re useful.

I will start with the conclusion. While letting AI handle Excel aggregations and functions can speed up your work several ...

Excel's GROUPBY and PIVOTBY functions can replace Pivot Tables in many everyday scenarios. Compared with Pivot Tables, these formulas update automatically when source data changes, expose their logic ...

Google Sheets pivot table Excel compatibility improves as Google’s August 25 update preserves grouped fields on Excel round-trips, eliminating manual rework for finance and operations teams in hybrid ...

Tony Phillips is an experienced Microsoft Office user with a dual-honors degree in Linguistics and Hispanic Studies. Prior to starting with How-to Geek in January 2024, he worked as a document ...

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Excel remains one of the most important tools in data analysis. Yet most analysts use only a small fraction of its capabilities. Mastering the right functions can speed up reporting, improve accuracy, ...

Tony Phillips is an experienced Microsoft Office user with a dual-honors degree in Linguistics and Hispanic Studies. Prior to starting with How-to Geek in January 2024, he worked as a document ...