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Microsoft is weaving its AI assistant deeper into the Office experience by rolling Copilot Chat and agent capabilities directly into core Microsoft 365 apps — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote — bringing a unified, in-context chat pane and a raft of new tools aimed at turning an AI...

Microsoft's new in‑grid COPILOT function for Excel promises to eliminate tedious text work inside spreadsheets, yet Microsoft itself explicitly warns that the feature is not suitable for any task that requires accuracy, reproducibility, or regulatory compliance — a tension that will shape...

Microsoft has folded generative AI directly into Excel’s calculation engine with a native =COPILOT formula that lets users type natural‑language prompts into cells, reference worksheet ranges for context, and receive live, spillable outputs that recalculate automatically when the source data...

Microsoft’s Copilot is coming to the rescue of night‑owl spreadsheet authors: the AI can now explain the formulas buried in your workbook, breaking down what each part does and why the output looks the way it does — and it does this inside the sheet so you never have to leave your workflow...

A new generation of Android productivity apps is redefining how users work on documents and spreadsheets, and OnlyOffice is at the forefront of this movement. Offering a comprehensive suite of free tools without demanding subscriptions or intrusive logins, OnlyOffice has rapidly become an...

Opening CSV files on Windows 11 can prove deceptively troublesome, especially when striving for both readability and data integrity. Although the format—Comma-Separated Values—sounds simple, users frequently encounter problems such as jumbled columns, garbled characters, or files stubbornly...

For decades, spreadsheets have remained a backbone of digital work—universally relied upon yet often universally dreaded. From basic home budgeting to advanced corporate analytics, the likes of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets are woven tightly into daily operations for millions. Even today...

Excel’s New Value Tokens: A Visual Revolution for Windows Data Users Microsoft has once again surprised us by blending innovation and user-focused design into Microsoft Excel. In a move that promises to boost productivity and clarity, Excel for Microsoft 365 Insiders on Windows (Version 2502...

Artificial Intelligence is no longer confined to the realm of science fiction—it’s become the secret sauce powering our everyday office productivity. In a landscape dominated by costly subscription models and premium add-ons, WPS Office is shaking things up by offering an AI-powered suite that...

In Windows 10, and now Windows 11 Home, I use MS Notepad (.txt files) all the time for notes and simple letters. Along with Google Keep, for short temporary notes, very handy for copying tips off the Internet. But occasionally I want to create a .doc file, or to play around with some data to...

Hello, I am good with Excel, I create and manage large spreadsheets with algorimths. This question is not for me, this is for my friend. He has almost no skill or experience with Excel. He can barely use Excel, and he can successfully check his email most of the time. He wants to take a large...

A question: I have a cell in excel with date format DD-MM-YYYY. This cell has a date for example 19-4-2023. I have another cell with the format YYYY-MM-DD How can I automatically convert the date 19-4-2023 to 2023-4-19? Thanks José Paiva

I have lost the "send to zip" function for an Excel spreadsheet. I used the Copyright Office's spreadsheet format but when I right click on it for the "send to zip" function, the file becomes grayed out and "Not responding". No problem with other files -- just this one. I did change the...

I entered a password record consisting of three columns and spaced them to accommodate the text. When I tried to print the pages only columns A and B printed. I would appreciate advice on how to print the complete record thank you.

I'm not very familiar with Mp3 editing tools, but I want to copy, en masse, all the values in my Mp3s' Contributing artists field to the Album artist field. I know that I can do this through Explorer in each file's properties, but I have a lot of files to do. Ideally, something like a...

I have always used Macs and now want a simple desktop for office related tasks like spreadsheets, printing documents and music. Here are the two options Lenovo - IdeaCentre A340-22IGM 21.5" Touch-Screen All-In-One - Intel Pentium Silver - 4GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive Link Removed Lenovo®...

Hi, Please note this is Excel 2007 We have a user who is working on an Excel Spreadsheet and when he saves this it changes the links (The ones that are linked to other spreadsheets) to the same network location but through a different path. This is causing an issue as the file it is linked to...

Hi, I am trying to extract information from one program, then import it into Excel. Well, the format it is extracted is not the format that is what I need. So, I have been manually deleting all the unneeded rows. My question is there a macro or C-Plus program that can delete these rows for me...

I have an inventory spreadsheet that is excel based and written in with VBA that want to make a standalone executable. The spreadsheet uses userforms for input and then transfers the input data to a diaphragm/floor plan, indicating what is in what room. I would like suggestions on what...

Hi to everyone, This is my first post and my knowledge of Windows is basic to say the least! Looking to purchase a new desktop PC later today - with windows 10, however this will only be used for photo editing and spreadsheets, word processing and the like - won't require internet access at...