JavaScript isn't replacing Office macros anytime soon, but the Office Web apps (and the SharePoint-based enterprise equivalents) are improving regularly. For users that means simple but useful ...

Before we go further, it is important to note that this is just a proof of concept and to even use custom functions in Excel, you first need to be using the Office Insider version of Excel and to ...

Microsoft released new Excel features in September 2025 for Windows, Mac, iOS, and web users, with a focus on updates to the ...

Well, that didn’t take long. A few minutes after writing about the potential risks that might be introduced by Microsoft announcing JavaScript support in Excel custom functions, I wondered out loud ...

Microsoft has launched some new features in its Excel spreadsheet software that will boost its power. But will that only be for the benefit of users? In its blog post about the new functionality, ...

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Excel on the web: Microsoft closes the gap on the desktop version Your email has been sent If you haven't tried Excel on the web in a while, you might be surprised by ...

Microsoft has added several new features to Excel in April 2025. Excel now offers Copilot image uploads and multiple worksheet viewing for Mac users. Insiders get upgrades like value tokens, enhanced ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft Excel used to only allow two types of data: text and numbers.