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How to Use the VALUE Function in Microsoft Excel

Excel's VALUE function has only one argument: where a is the value stored as text that you want to convert into a number.
MUO on MSN

Old Excel functions you should stop using (and what to replace them with)

VLOOKUP has been the go-to function for looking up data in Excel for years, but it comes with limitations. You can only search in the leftmost column and return values to the right. If your lookup ...
Macworld

You don’t need a subscription to get Word, Excel, and PowerPoint anymore

If you don’t want to pay indefinitely for Microsoft 365, then replace it. Microsoft Office Home and Business 2024 doesn’t require a subscription, works for Mac or PC, and comes with many of the same ...
Sports Illustrated

Chiefs Found the Formula for Travis Kelce to Excel, And It Will Only Get Stronger

The conundrum of the Chiefs’ 2025 season is both as old as football and entirely unlike any situation the NFL has seen before. Consider several factors, all true at the same time, each tethered to all ...
TechRepublic

Anthropic’s Claude Models Are Now Available in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Anthropic’s Claude Models Are Now Available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Your email has been sent Anthropic’s Claude AI models are now accessible through Microsoft 365 Copilot. Opus 4.1 can be used in ...
MacRumors

AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 Get iOS 26 Features With New Firmware Update

Apple today released updated firmware for the AirPods Pro 2 and the AirPods 4, introducing support for the new AirPods features that are included in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe. The firmware ...
MarketWatch

Porsche AG to Leave Germany's DAX Index After Taking Hit From U.S. Tariffs

Premium-car maker Porsche AG is set to leave Germany's DAX for the first time since it joined the blue-chip index after its 2022 initial public offering. Porsche and healthcare company Sartorius will ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...
jdpower

AI-Based Technologies Improve Customer Experience but Present New Challenges, J.D. Power Finds

TROY, Mich.: 21 Aug. 2025 — During the past decade, J.D. Power has supported automakers in understanding user experiences across more than 100 new technologies, demonstrating a commitment to advancing ...
ZDNet

Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ...
GeekWire

Excel + AI: Microsoft brings new ‘COPILOT’ function directly into spreadsheet cells

Microsoft Excel’s new COPILOT function lets users generate, summarize, and analyze data directly in spreadsheet cells using plain-language prompts. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft is building generative ...