Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He has some pointers for using Excel at work.

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Create a CRM using Excel with dropdown customer selection and FILTER plus XLOOKUP, saving time while keeping leads and deals organized.

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Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in ...

Here's how to create your own animated Christmas tree in Excel: Open up a new spreadsheet. Click the triangle button in the ...

According to Gartner, 58% of finance functions employed AI in 2024—a 21-percentage-point jump from the prior year. PwC ...