While the PIVOTBY function can only reference source data in Excel, if you create a PivotTable in Excel 2016 or later or Excel for Microsoft 365, you can choose to pull in data from an external source ...

Discover how Excel’s Copilot uses AI to automate tasks like summarization and data cleanup. Is it the productivity breakthrough you need?

Microsoft's newly launched Excel Copilot feature truly capable of significantly enhancing work efficiency, or is it merely an overhyped tool? On September 8, Microsoft announced this AI-based feature ...

Microsoft embeds its Copilot Chat AI assistant directly into Word, Excel, and other 365 apps, offering a unified, context-aware experience powered by GPT-5.

The new "COPILOT" function allows you to skip writing Excel formulas yourself by telling Copilot what you want to do and the cells you want to use. For instance, you could type in "=COPILOT("Summarize ...