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How AI is Reshaping Excel and Business Computing Rules in 2026

Overview: AI-powered spreadsheet systems can now understand natural language requests, clean inconsistent data, and reduce the need for advanced formula knowled ...
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Learn XLOOKUP in 60 seconds and retire VLOOKUP for good!

Once you learn XLOOKUP you will use it every single day! In this video, I'll break down everything you need to know about ...
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Stop Using VLOOKUP & XLOOKUP Become a Pro With This Function Combo!

Ask any Excel pro what their go-to lookup formula is and they'll all tell you the same thing - INDEX MATCH. It's more powerful than XLOOKUP, more flexible than VLOOKUP, and once it clicks you'll never ...
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Microsoft Excel’s new import functions make handling numbers easier

If you often work with data that starts life as a text file or CSV, Microsoft Excel now has new built-in tools that simplify how that information gets pulled into a spreadsheet. The update introduces ...
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Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
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Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

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Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...