I traded the static results of Flash Fill for dynamic formulas that update automatically.

Once data is loaded into Excel, Copilot allows users to ask questions in natural language instead of building new formulas.

Imagine this: you’re managing a sprawling Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows of data. You need to identify high-priority tasks, flag anomalies, or categorize entries based on specific rules.

Q. Part of my job involves keeping track of all the departments’ budget status, which takes several hours each month. Is there a quicker way to do this? A. The task alluded to in the question involves ...

Discover 15 modern Excel functions for 2026, including Group By and Scan, so you speed up your workflows, summaries and ...