Excel

Excel is the tool almost everyone in the corporate world reaches for, so it makes sense to get faster and smarter with it. This area is packed with my practical tips for doing more in Excel and connecting it to the wider Power Platform and Microsoft stack. In Why dates are stored as numbers in Excel, I explain the quirk behind date math so those confusing serial numbers finally make sense. In Excel import data from any website, I show you how to pull live information straight into a sheet without copying and pasting, so your workbook stays current on its own. My focus is on approachable, hands-on guidance you can apply the same day, whether you are cleaning up a report or wrangling a big data set. Because Excel plugs into Power Automate and Microsoft 365, these ideas let a spreadsheet kick off flows or feed other tools.