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For years, there’s been a persistent claim echoing across social media and corporate boardrooms alike: “Most companies have disabled VBA.” Or more specifically, “Macros...

It’s official. “Excel Hell” exists. We’ve all heard the whispers in the cubicles. Maybe you’ve even seen it firsthand: 73 linked files, all nested inside each other like...

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There’s a peculiar kind of dogma that persists in the modern business software world — a belief that Excel, though useful, is inherently limited. You’ll hear it in...

In November 2017, The Wall Street Journal published a thought-provoking piece that triggered a wave of responses from the Excel community. Among the loudest reactions...

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This explainer is for Excel professionals who are familiar with Power Query and Power Pivot, but who may not be aware of Excel’s native bidirectional data flow...