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After 40 years, Excel is breaking one of its oldest rules: one cell, one value

First look: Microsoft is testing a version of Excel that allows users to put more than one value inside a cell, a break from the spreadsheet program's longstanding one-cell, one-value model. The new capability includes lists, arrays in cells and nested arrays. It is available on an opt-in basis to Microsoft 365 Insiders in the Excel Beta Channel for Windows and Mac.

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Microsoft brings "vibe working" to Office with new AI Agent Mode

Excel gets Copilot formula function, but Microsoft warns about accuracy

Someone tried, and mostly managed, to run Linux in an Excel spreadsheet

A Super Bowl for nerds: The Microsoft Excel World Championship crowns its winner

WTF?! What kind of world championship hands out pro wrestling-style belts to its winners? You'd expect it at events like WWE matches, MMA bouts, or maybe high-stakes college football games. But a "competitive spreadsheet" event seems an unlikely setting for such an over-the-top display. Yet that's precisely what took place at the Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas. Held in an arena typically reserved for Fortnite and League of Legends tournaments, this unique event treated its participants like celebrated athletes.

Microsoft is using Word and Excel user data for AI training by default (or not?... Update)

CrowdStrike part 2 crashes Microsoft Office on Windows 11 24H2

Microsoft changes how files are handled on mobile Office apps

Microsoft Office 2024 is now available for $149, keeping the non-subscription option alive

Microsoft is developing an AI model for Excel spreadsheets, enabling natural language prompts

Formula 1 chief retires "impossible to navigate" Excel spreadsheet used to manage car parts

WTF?! When James Vowles took over as team principal for the Williams F1 crew in early 2023, he knew they lagged behind the competition in several key areas. Pat Fry joined the team later that year as chief technical officer, and the two quickly determined that Williams' use of Microsoft Excel to manage its car build workbook was a problem.

Microsoft confirms standalone Office 2024 is coming to Windows and Mac later this year

Microsoft wants to supercharge financial applications with Copilot for Finance

In a nutshell: Microsoft has just introduced yet another feature for its Copilot service, an extension designed to provide "intelligent" advice and automations based on a company's own financial data. Privacy and data security have been taken into account, the company vows.

Hobbyist builds fully functioning 16-bit CPU in Microsoft Excel

In a nutshell: In an impressive display of creativity and technical finesse, a hobbyist has managed to build a fully functioning 16-bit CPU entirely within Microsoft Excel. The project provides a unique hands-on way to explore low-level computing concepts and highlights Excel's flexibility beyond boring spreadsheets, letting anyone download and tinker with a miniature computer architecture.

Goodbye, Calibri; hello, Aptos: A new default font for Microsoft Office

An Excel mistake resulted in Austrian political party announcing the wrong leader

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Microsoft makes using formulas in Excel easier, adds new features

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