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

FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal ...

Have you ever spent hours wrestling with messy spreadsheets, only to end up questioning your sanity over rogue spaces or mismatched text entries? If so, you’re not alone. Data cleaning is one of the ...

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 ...

In the era of vibe coding, when even professionals are pawning off their programming work on AI tools, Microsoft is throwing it all the way back to the language that launched a billion devices. On ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600. Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit ...

AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says it's time to stop talking about AI 'slop' and start talking about a 'theory of the mind that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier ...

If you’ve ever opened a Microsoft app and wondered when it turned into a full-blown robot assistant that knows your birthday, favorite emoji, and weekly grocery list, you’re not alone. For those of us ...

Learn how to use Microsoft Excel step by step in this beginner-friendly tutorial. If you're new to Excel or want to understand the basics, this video shows you how to get started using Excel right ...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Stephen Weiss of Short Hills Capital Partners said Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is worth buying. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) teamed up with ...

WTF?! What kind of world championship hands out pro wrestling-style belts to its winners? You'd expect it at events like WWE matches, MMA bouts, or maybe high-stakes college football games. But a ...