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Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word has a built-in feature that converts plain text into a structured table — and vice versa. This is useful when you receive unformatted data (from an email, a PDF, or a text file) and need to organize it into columns and rows. In this tutorial, Chris Menard demonstrates both
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft has added a built-in TRANSLATE function to Excel that lets you translate text between languages directly in your spreadsheet — no copy-pasting into Google Translate or third-party tools. In this tutorial, Chris Menard demonstrates how to use this powerful new function. YouTube Video How the TRANSLATE Function Works The syntax
Microsoft Excel
Live Stream on M365 Copilot Function and Formula Completion in Excel. Registration is NOT required. Just join at noon ET on 03/18/2026
Microsoft Excel
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I'll be presenting in-person on M365 Copilot at the APC Conference on September 13-16, 2026, in Nashville, where I’ll show how Copilot works across Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive to help administrative professionals work faster and smarter.
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel just received a meaningful update. What was previously called Agent mode is now called Edit with Copilot — and the big news is that it now works on local Excel files, not just files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Open Edit with Copilot in Excel Start
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If you’ve ever started typing a message in Microsoft Teams, got interrupted, and then completely forgotten where that draft went — you’re not alone. The good news? Microsoft is fixing this. A new Drafts quick view in Microsoft Teams is rolling out that makes it easy to find, finish,
Excel's desktop version now has Agent Mode in Copilot, and it is incredible. I've already used it to build a complete dashboard automatically, and now I want to show you how it can clean messy data with a single prompt. Identify the Data Problems In this
I am incredibly excited to share that I’ll be attending the Microsoft MVP Summit in person this year from March 24–26, 2026 — and this one is extra special because it will be my first time attending the Summit in person as a first‑year Microsoft MVP! Being named
Scheduling meetings in Outlook often means checking each person's calendar, guessing at available times, and sending back-and-forth emails. Outlook's new Time Suggestions feature eliminates that friction — it uses Exchange to scan everyone's calendar and automatically surface the next five times all attendees are free.
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Microsoft is rolling out Agent Mode for Copilot in Excel, and it represents a major step forward from the standard Copilot experience. Agent Mode doesn't just suggest changes—it executes them directly, without requiring you to click Apply after every action. In this guide, we walk through where
Microsoft 365 Copilot now lets you share prompts and AI-generated responses directly into a Microsoft Teams group chat. Instead of copying and pasting results, you can send them to your team with a single click and start a conversation around the output. This feature requires a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot
What this translation feature does and why it matters Copilot in Microsoft 365 can now translate entire presentations into another language with a few clicks. I tried it in PowerPoint on the web (it also appears in the desktop app) and found the experience fast and straightforward. Instead of copying
Excel's REGEXEXTRACT function lets you pull numbers (or any pattern) out of a text string using regular expressions. Unlike functions like TEXTAFTER or TEXTBEFORE that depend on consistent delimiters, REGEXEXTRACT works with messy, inconsistent data — it finds the pattern wherever it appears. In this walkthrough, you'll
Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word can do more than just draft content. You can use it to extract specific information from documents, ask questions about what is in them, and even generate standalone files from the answers. In this walkthrough, Chris demonstrates how to query an employee handbook about dress
I use both Formula Completion and the Copilot function in Excel every week. They require a paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license. They solve different problems, and when you combine them, you can move from repetitive calculations to higher-level text analysis and data cleanup in minutes. Below, I explain what each
If you have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, there is a small Outlook feature that cuts the time I spend replying to email by a huge margin. I use it every day at my full-time job, and it genuinely saves me minutes—sometimes hours—every week. YouTube Video - Outlook
