Excel - Stories

October 29, 2020

Connect to your own data with more new data types in Excel

February 11, 2020

Now in Excel: Find what you need faster with XLOOKUP

September 25, 2019

Microsoft, Nasdaq and Refinitiv empower everyday investors with real-time data and insights in Excel

September 25, 2019

Bringing AI to Excel—4 new features announced today at Ignite

June 5, 2019

Microsoft, Nasdaq and Refinitiv empower everyday investors with real-time data and insights in Excel

December 14, 2017

Venture Beat: ‘Microsoft levels up Word, Excel, and Outlook with more AI capabilities’

August 1, 2014

#ICreatedThis: Speed painting with Excel

Operating under the name of Shukei, artist Felipe Velásquez has a unique hobby: He creates amazing artwork in Microsoft Excel. Though unexpected, Excel gives Shukei the ability to make art with the help of vectors and the AutoShape tool. Watch as one of his works takes shape.

December 5, 2013

Get ready for the ultimate modeling smackdown

Financial modeling, that is. Yep, this weekend in New York City, 16 Excel wizards will battle head to head (cell to cell?) in ModelOff 2013, the world championship of financial modeling. Challengers will do their best to dethrone current reigning champ Alex Gordon and take home the event’s $30,000 prize.

October 2, 2013

Say buh-bye to boring old-school charts and hello to a new era of visual storytelling with Excel

Alex Mullans, a program manager on the Office Graphics & Visualizations team, gives a how-to on the Excel Blog that runs down some vital tips in creating a memorable visual story with charts.

April 11, 2013

Microsoft Launches GeoFlow for Excel, a Tool for Visualizing Time-Stamped 3D Data Built on Bing Maps