Sifting through data just got easier with this quick and easy Excel formula.

I didn't realize how much time I spent on cleanups until regex let me stop.

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ever imagined. These are the hacks and tricks you need to know. Our team ...

By the second cell, Excel should recognize the pattern and display what it thinks you want. Just hit enter to use them. This works with numbers, names, dates, and more. If the second cell doesn't give ...

Because many password generators aren't as random as they seem, I built an improved one in Excel—and I'll show you exactly how you can, too. When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the ...

So far Excel users had three ways to invoke Copilot. Microsoft has now decided that was three too many. In February 2026, the company retired App Skills entry points from the Excel ribbon and context ...

Facepalm: As we continue waiting for it to find a cure for cancer, it seems there's something else that AI isn't very good at: generating passwords. New research suggests that asking large language ...