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4 New Microsoft Excel Features to Try in October 2025

All details in this article are correct as of October 7, 2025. Accessibility to some of the latest Excel features depends on ...

Kelly Rowland Explains Iconic Microsoft Excel Text from ‘Dilemma’ Video

Nearly 25 years after she and Nelly dropped their 'Dilemma' video, she still gets questions about a specific moment that has ...

How to create a drop-down list in Excel to manage data and prevent mistakes

You can easily create a drop-down list in Excel to limit the values that can be entered in a column. Here's how to set one up ...

How to create data bars in Excel to help others visualize your spreadsheet's numbers

To create data bars in Excel, select your cells and then choose data bars from Conditional Formatting.
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This one Excel symbol will change how you write formulas

The best way to do this is by converting your data to an Excel table. Select your data range (A1:E11), press Ctrl + T, and click OK. Excel names it something like "Table1"; in my case, it's Table3, ...