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Using Copilot in Excel to show additional units of measure
1. Enable Copilot unit conversions
Select the cell containing the value in Excel
Click the "Data Analysis" button in the Copilot sidebar
Enter the prompt word: "Add [target unit] conversions"
Common unit formula templates
excel
=CONVERT(A2, "kg", "lb") // kilograms to pounds
=A2*24 & " hours" // days to hours
2. Useful tips
Create custom units panel
Insert → Table → Design units comparison table
Use XLOOKUP to auto-match:
excel
=XLOOKUP(B2,Units Table[Original Units],Units Table[Target Units])*A2
3. Quickly generate conversion columns
Right click on the data columns → Copilot suggests
Select "Generate Derivative Columns" → Enter unit requirements
Advanced implementations Program
Dynamic unit selector
excel
=LET(
value, A2,
unit, DROPDOWN({"kg", "lb", "g"},1),
IF(unit="kg", value*2.20462, IF(unit="lb", value/2.20462, value*1000))
)
4. Cross-unit automatic recognition
excel
=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("kg",B2)), A2*1000, IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("lb",B2)), A2*453.592, A2))