Microsoft Excel Receives New Features

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Microsoft implements some interesting features for its well-known Excel program. Whether you prefer to use Microsoft Excel on a Windows laptop/desktop computer, macOS, or even directly in the browser, you can surely enjoy some of the new features of the app!

Microsoft itself brings all the details you need to know about the new features for Microsoft Excel that come in the last month of the current year! Perhaps the most important addition is represented by the possibility to insert an image in a cell of the table by using a new function. This will surely enhance the user experience a lot, making the app more interactive and fun to use.

Don’t miss the new IMAGE function!

The new IMAGE function from Microsoft Excel allows the user not only to insert images in the cells. You can also take advantage of the function to add alt text for the image, so it can be readable by those whose vision isn’t very good.

Here’s the complete list of what Microsoft brings new to the Excel app:

Excel (Windows version):

  • Add keyboard shortcut to open the Power Query editor #FIA
  • Create nested Power Query data types (Insiders) #FIA
  • Add Get Data from Dynamic Arrays (Insiders) #FIA
  • IMAGE Function

Excel (web version):

  • Formula Suggestions
  • Formula by Example
  • Suggested Links
  • Add search bar in queries pane
  • IMAGE Function

Excel (Mac version):

  • IMAGE Function

Microsoft Excel is a powerful spreadsheet application that is part of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools. It is widely used in businesses, schools, and other organizations for tasks such as data analysis, financial modeling, and project management.

Users can enter data in Excel manually or import it from other sources, such as databases or CSV files. Excel also includes a range of tools for formatting, manipulating, and analyzing data, including functions for calculating sums, averages, and other statistics, as well as pivot tables and charts for visualizing data.

Cristian Antonescu
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