SUM is the spreadsheet equivalent of an open invite: it welcomes everything into the total, whether it belongs there or not.

Overview Functions like INDEX MATCH, SUMIF, and XNPV allow professionals to work smarter, not harder, especially when handling large or complex data sets.Using ...

TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER are a few more of my favorite Excel functions to clean messy spreadsheets. Excel's newer text ...

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 ...

No more struggling with complex syntax—simply describe what you need in plain English and let Copilot do the work AI Copilot in Excel lets analysts write formulas in plain English instead of complex ...

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Microsoft, in its ongoing effort to AI-ify every product it has, is now adding it right into the cells of Excel. Available on Monday to beta users of Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new COPILOT function ...

The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a group of cells. The new ‘COPILOT’ function uses AI to generate summaries, tags, tables, and more based on a ...

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The three tiers of Nigerian government, federal, state, and local government councils, have shared the total of N2.001 trillion, being the July 2025 Federation Account Revenue. The revenue was shared ...