R1C1 coordinates provide a predictable map for auditing formulas and writing universal VBA macros.

Microsoft says it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it’s building data centers, in an effort to prevent electricity prices for local residents from rising in those areas. The ...

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Microsoft Excel. Yes, the software you use to make spreadsheets at work and hope your boss likes what they see. Did you know that Excel esports is actually a thing? And that the Microsoft Excel World ...

Anthropic's Claude chatbot just got a suite of finance updates. Claude can draft financial reports, access new data, and more. AI is playing an increasingly central role in the financial sector.

When Andrew Grigolyunovich first started using Excel more than two decades ago, he never imagined the spreadsheet program would land him in Las Vegas or on ESPN. The Latvian financial consultant ...

Microsoft engineers have developed a microfluidics chip-cooling technique that removes heat more efficiently and could ratchet down heat generated by AI workloads. When you purchase through links on ...

Microsoft has launched AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The agents are available for business and individual subscribers. Now accessible on the web, the agents will expand to the desktop.

A new Agent Mode comes to Office apps today, alongside an Office Agent in Copilot chat. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Despite millions spent on financial software, many finance teams still rely on Excel to close their books and reconcile numbers while preparing them for audit. Two former Microsoft executives view it ...