Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

Excel’s formula bar has limitations that make writing, debugging, and managing complex formulas challenging. A new tool, the Advanced Formula Environment (AFE), developed by Microsoft for Excel 2019 ...

Studies, including those by spreadsheet researcher Raymond Panko, estimate that up to 90% of all spreadsheets contain at ...

Discover 17 new Excel features and functions for 2026, so you track edits and data faster. Including auto-refreshing pivots ...

Over the past six months, we’ve learned how AI can be used for many tasks: creating art, powering a sophisticated chatbot, and so on. But what if you could use it to actually assist you in your job?

Microsoft Excel has announced a handful of changes that are set to make formulas easier to use and even more powerful. The spreadsheet software updates are centered around web users, which covers all ...

Formulas are one of the most important components of an Excel sheet and as such, deserve–warrant–protection. You don’t want users accidentally changing formulas and impacting the purpose of your work.