Imagine you’re tasked with analyzing two datasets—one containing a list of products and another with customer segments. How do you uncover every possible pairing to identify untapped opportunities?

When I first discovered Excel's dynamic array functions, my entire approach to spreadsheet design shifted. They replaced my clunky, multistep workarounds with smart, self-expanding formulas that adapt ...

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Q. I get a detailed revenue transaction export from the client, and then I get it again, revised, usually after I’ve already filtered, sorted, and documented my selections. I’m tired of reapplying ...

Microsoft is making some improvements to how formulas work in Excel, with a new feature called Dynamic Arrays that allows formulas to output values to more than one cell at a time. Microsoft has ...

Microsoft is expanding Excel with lists and arrays that hold multiple independently usable values in a single cell.

Microsoft Excel’s new FILTER() function is a great tool for reporting and dashboards. We’ll show you how to use it to get more done. Filtering is a huge part of many Microsoft Excel sheets, and ...

Build formulas that remember what came before.

Microsoft is changing a 40-year-old Excel rule by allowing a single cell to hold multiple values using new lists, arrays in cells, and nested arrays.

Lists are the most straightforward part of the rollout. A user can create one through Insert > List or by pressing Ctrl+J, then add items separated ...