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Open & Edit more files in Excel for the Web

GirishBaj on Dec 06 2021 10:00 AM
We are excited to share that you can now open and edit more files on the web and complete your job anywhere, in the brow...
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Meet Niko Chatzoudis, Excel Forum Contributor

cuong on Nov 18 2021 07:16 AM
Meet Niko Chatzoudis who believes in not only helping the user but also delighting them
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Feature Updates for Sheet View

Avani_Reddy on Nov 17 2021 10:00 AM
Learn more about our recent improvements to Sheet View, including the ability to hide rows and columns and our latest su...
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Observable now integrates with Microsoft Excel Connector and O365/OneDrive Cloud Files

Kathy_Zhang on Nov 16 2021 10:00 AM
Observable's new integrations with Excel, O365, and OneDrive allow users to bring data from Microsoft sources to the Obs...
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Announcing the new Microsoft Feedback portal - accepting suggestions now!

Steve_K_Excel on Nov 10 2021 12:01 PM
We’re pleased to announce a new community feedback experience from Microsoft, where you can submit suggestions about Exc...
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Find All in Excel for Mac

Steve_K_Excel on Nov 09 2021 10:09 AM
We're excited to announce some improvements to the Find and Replace feature in Excel for Mac—you can now edit cells with...
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Announcing Data Types APIs: Data Types in Excel Add-ins

Chris_Gross on Nov 03 2021 09:00 AM
Have you ever wanted to create a solution which combines the power of data types in Excel with a specific service or dat...
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Coming soon: Run Office Scripts with a workbook button

NancyatMSFT on Nov 02 2021 10:42 AM
Starting today, you—and your colleagues—can run Office Scripts by pressing a button within a workbook. This highly reque...
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Excel for the web: Evolution from companion app to collaboration powerhouse

Avital Nevo on Oct 29 2021 10:00 AM
How Excel for the web has evolved into a full-featured modern spreadsheeting experience
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Smooth Scrolling comes to Excel for Windows

Steve_K_Excel on Oct 07 2021 11:54 AM
We’ve improved scrolling in Excel for Windows! Read the post for details.
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Excel and Power BI: connected features coming soon for users with Power BI free licenses

David Monroy on Aug 31 2021 10:00 AM
Connected PivotTables and Organization data types in Premium Capacity coming soon for users with Power BI free licenses
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Help us shape the future of automation in Excel

NancyatMSFT on Aug 17 2021 12:45 PM
Do you use automations in your spreadsheets? Take this five-minute survey to help the Office Scripts team decide on our ...
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Inspiration for inclusive features comes from customers

Sharon910 on Jul 29 2021 09:51 AM
Introducing Navigation pane in Excel, to make finding content and navigating within Excel easier for everyone. Navigatio...
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Announcing LAMBDA Helper Functions: Lambdas as arguments and more

Chris_Gross on Jul 26 2021 07:00 AM
Today we are releasing to our Beta customers seven new functions which make use of LAMBDA and also progressing LAMBDA to...
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Restrict usage of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros with new macro settings control

Auston on Jul 22 2021 12:26 PM
New setting to individually configure XLM macro behavior now available via the Trust Center Macro Settings. Users can no...
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Celebrate World Orca Day with Microsoft Excel

Sharon910 on Jul 14 2021 08:36 AM
Learn key data literacy concepts while exploring data about Kiki and her family of endangered Southern Resident orcas wi...
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What’s New in Excel for the web

Danielle_Rifinski on Jun 15 2021 10:00 AM
Text to columns, PivotTable improvements, Sort improvements, and more  
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Come join our Office Scripts and Power Automate AMA!

NancyatMSFT on Jun 03 2021 01:56 PM
Save the date for our Office Scripts and Power Automate Reddit AMA on June 10 from 11 am - 12 pm PT.
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Office Scripts is now generally available in Excel for the web

petraronald on May 27 2021 04:40 AM
We are happy to announce that Office Scripts in Excel for the web is now generally available for all eligible users!
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Import data from local files using Power Query in Excel for Mac

Inbar_Privman on May 19 2021 10:00 AM
Import data from local files using Power Query in Excel for Mac now available to Beta channel users
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New data types and smart templates powered by Wolfram are now generally available

Brian Jones (OFFICE) on May 17 2021 10:00 AM
Announcing the general availability of new data types and smart templates powered by Wolfram
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Our journey to make Excel work well for everyone

Sharon910 on May 05 2021 10:30 AM
Making Excel more accessible  
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Power BI connected PivotTables in Excel for the web

yunling on May 04 2021 10:00 AM
Power BI connected PivotTables in Excel for the web now available  
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Collaborate with confidence: Introducing Show Changes for Excel on the Web

Sanjay Bhat on Apr 29 2021 08:50 AM
Show Changes revolutionizes the collaboration experience in Excel for the web, tracking edits at the cell level.
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Ready Player Zero

Yutao_Huang on Apr 28 2021 10:00 AM
See the breadth and depth of Office Scripts through an implementation of Conway's Game of Life
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What's New in Excel for the web

Danielle_Rifinski on Apr 26 2021 10:00 AM
Format your data with color and style, a new mini toolbar, table improvements, and more
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Unhide multiple worksheets

Urmi Gupta on Mar 24 2021 08:22 PM
You asked, we listened! Unhide multiple worksheets at once is available to Microsoft 365 subscribers.
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Financial Modeling World Cup

Microsoft Excel on Mar 22 2021 10:51 AM
Register today to get started.
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Resizable Conditional Formatting dialogs

Steve_K_Excel on Mar 02 2021 05:19 PM
You asked for it – Resizable Conditional Formatting dialogs, and more
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What's New in Excel for the web

Danielle_Rifinski on Mar 02 2021 12:22 PM
Check out what's new in Excel for the web, from easier worksheet navigation to multiple range selection to version histo...

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cpala01
in Restrict usage of Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros with new macro settings control on Dec 06 2021 10:57 PM
@Auston I have a similar issue to @Koen_Rijnsent after this update. If the box is unchecked, VBA-based macros (i.e. non-4.0) cannot be called via a button or shape any longer. They will throw an error "Cannot run the macro XXXX. The macro may not be available in this workbook or all macros may be di...
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Sergei Baklan
in Open & Edit more files in Excel for the Web on Dec 06 2021 11:45 AM
More and more power, great. By the way, already on web or "coming soon" ?
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Inbar_Privman
in Get & Transform (Power Query) in Excel for Mac - Phase 1 on Dec 06 2021 11:23 AM
@Keepermokrad please try to restart the Excel app. If this doesn't solve the issue, please send us feedback within the app, so that we can get more info about your version and investigate this. Please include a description of the issue and the tags #PowerQuery #Mac so that we can easily find the fee...
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mtarler
in Open & Edit more files in Excel for the Web on Dec 06 2021 10:59 AM
This is great and so glad more support keeps rolling out.  
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Keepermokrad
in Get & Transform (Power Query) in Excel for Mac - Phase 1 on Dec 06 2021 10:27 AM
Hi Inbar.I have installed version 16.55, (21111400) but unfortunately there is no option for this functionality. any idea? thx br K
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