Microsoft Office Blog by Chris Menard

Live Microsoft 365 Copilot Webinar with Chris Menard on January 7, 2025

Join Us for a Live Event on January 7! We're excited to announce a special live event covering Microsoft Copilot! This event is tailored for current M365 Copilot users and companies considering using M365 Copilot. Discover how Copilot can transform your productivity in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneDrive.

Mastering Excel Slicers: A Comprehensive Guide

Excel slicers are powerful tools that enhance data filtering in Microsoft Excel, making it easier to visualize and analyze your data. In this blog, we will explore how to create and effectively use slicers, as well as their advantages and limitations in comparison to traditional filters.

Advanced Text-Splitting with Copilot in Excel

Excel's Copilot has evolved significantly with Wave 2, introducing powerful capabilities for advanced text manipulation. This blog post explores how to leverage Copilot for complex text-splitting tasks, specifically focusing on separating location data into distinct columns while handling special cases.

Excel Focus Cell: Enhancing Active Cell Visibility and Navigation

Microsoft Excel has introduced an exciting new feature called Focus Cell, designed to improve the visibility of the active cell and enhance navigation within spreadsheets. This powerful tool highlights the current cell's row and column, making it easier to track your position in large datasets.

How to Customize Your Outlook Email Signature

Create an impressive Outlook email signature featuring a customized profile picture in an oval shape.

OCT 29, 2024 - I'll be speaking on M365 Copilot: Revolutionizing Productivity Across Apps at the Administrative Professional Day Conference

Join me for a hands-on session on Microsoft 365 Copilot: Revolutionizing Productivity Across Apps on October 29, 2024 at the Administrative Professionals Conference in Aurora, CO.

Mastering Loan Amortization: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Comparing Loans

In today's ever-changing financial landscape, understanding loan amortization is crucial for anyone considering a major purchase, particularly a home. With recent changes in interest rates, it's more important than ever to grasp how loan amortization works and how to compare different loan options.

Copilot: Summarize Emails, Chats, and Files with Others In SECONDS

Microsoft 365 Copilot is revolutionizing how we manage information across multiple apps and communication channels. One of its most powerful features is the ability to quickly summarize emails, chats, and files from specific people, saving users valuable time and helping them stay informed. Let's explore how this Copilot feature works and why it's so useful.

Easily Combine Ranges with VSTACK and HSTACK in Excel

VSTACK and HSTACK are two great functions in Excel. We will use them to combine ranges.

Analyzing 50+ Years of Mortgage Rates in Excel: Insights and Trends

Understanding mortgage rates is crucial for anyone looking to buy a home or refinance their existing mortgage. In this comprehensive analysis, we'll dive deep into over 50 years of mortgage rate data using Microsoft Excel. We'll explore historical trends, calculate key statistics, and examine how changes in interest rates impact monthly payments.

Copilot in Excel: Conditional Formatting with Complex Functions

Copilot in Excel now supports Conditional Formatting with Formulas. This is an awesome feature. For example, Copilot can highlight an entire row where the State is Georgia and the city is Atlanta.

2 Methods to Separate Date and Time in Excel

Welcome to our guide on how to separate date and time in Excel. In this blog, we will explore two dynamic methods to achieve this: using the Integer (INT) function and employing Power Query.