If you decide to spill the results, you can then use the spilled range operator (#) to perform a calculation on the spilled range. Simply reference the first cell of the spilled range with a # ...

Discover how Excel's Goal Seek reverses calculations to find input values from known outcomes and enhances your data analysis skills.

In most counting scenarios in Excel, COUNTBLANK reliably counts blank cells, and COUNTA reliably counts populated cells.

Microsoft Ignite 2025 unveiled dedicated Word, Excel, and PowerPoint agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot. These AI-powered tools now allow users to generate documents, spreadsheets, and presentations ...

Microsoft has unveiled fresh, vibrant icons for its Office apps, a significant change since 2018, inspired by Copilot branding. These new designs feature softer curves and richer colors across Word, ...

With a new set of Microsoft 365 features, knowledge workers will be able to generate complex Word documents or Excel spreadsheets using only text prompts to Microsoft’s chatbot. Two distinct products ...

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 ...

Microsoft is introducing Agent Mode in Excel, part of its new approach to “vibe working,” where Copilot can analyze data, generate visualizations, and iterate on results through multi-step tasks.

The PMT function is an Excel Financial function that returns the periodic payment for an annuity. The formula for the PMT function is PMT(rate,nper,pv, [fv], [type]). The NPV function returns the net ...

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...

Word already displays the number of words in a document in its status bar for all versions. This number appears at the bottom, second to the right after the number of pages in the document. If you ...