Google Sheets is getting a few new features, including improvements for handling Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

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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.

And at least one of these is something you can put together in an afternoon.

Reshaping wide data makes it easier to use familiar Excel tools like PivotTables and charts.

You are asked to 'get the counts by department and month.' You have the data. But you don't know where to start.You opened a ...

PivotTables have been my go-to data analysis tool, but they often leave me staring at rows of numbers trying to spot patterns ...

For my sales ledger, I started with a PivotTable showing Revenue by Category. I clicked inside the PivotTable, went to PivotTable Analyze > Insert Slicer, and selected Salesperson. Excel added a set ...

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 ...

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

Ever stare at a massive spreadsheet, a sea of numbers and text, feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information? You’re not alone. Most people who work with data in Microsoft Excel eventually ...