For years, VBA (Virtual Basic for Applications) has been the go-to language for automating tasks and extending the ...

Over the last few weeks, Microsoft has focused on increasing the power of Copilot and Python to assist with everyday tasks, offering more flexibility with drawing tools, and giving you more control ...

Three ways to control Excel’s cursor movement during data entry Your email has been sent Data entry can be a thankless job and if Excel doesn’t cooperate, it can be a hateful job. Fortunately, you can ...

Microsoft Research today debuted a new tool called Office Remote that lets you control Office apps like Word, Excel and Powerpoint with a Windows Phone. It’s ideal for those using Microsoft Office ...

Follow the steps below to change the color of the ActiveX Control buttons in Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint. We are using Word as an example, but the procedure is identical.: Launch Microsoft ...

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Microsoft Excel turns 40 today, and the company has outlined plans for future updates set to transform how we work with data.