Microsoft launches native integration for Python in Excel
With native Python integration with Excel, users will be able to use the new “PY” function to input Python code directly into Excel cells.
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Excel, Python and the future of data science
If the ubiquitous spreadsheet program is the gateway to data science, Python aims to be the next step.
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Microsoft’s Power Fx low-code language channels Excel
The no-code, low-code language already leveraged in Power Apps will be extended across the entire Power Platform.
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Zapier's automation tools integrate with Excel to make spreadsheets less tedious
The company uses IFTTT-like recipes to help automate everyday tasks like filling out Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, with the goal of saving time (and employee sanity) within businesses.
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Microsoft announces new enterprise mobility services
The Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) has announced the addition of security products Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) and Azure Rights Management Support for Office for iPad and iPhone.
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Microsoft partners Dropbox on new integration
Dropbox and Microsoft have partnered on a new integration that allows users to edit their Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents in Dropbox using Office Online.
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In Pictures: Microsoft Office 'lite' for touchscreens
As part of the beta release program for Windows 10, Microsoft has released free touchscreen versions of Excel, PowerPoint and Word through the Windows Store.
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CheckCell promises to finger all-too-common Excel spreadsheet errors
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have released a tool called CheckCell that's designed to spot errors in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that could lead to big problems.
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Microsoft Office for iPad review: Finally! True productivity on your tablet
When Apple announced that its iWork suite would be bundled, free of charge, with new iOS and Mac devices, it seemingly slammed the door on Microsoft's Office ambitions for the iPad. How could Microsoft bring its pricey Office suite into a world of free (and almost free) apps?
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Zendesk deploys Netsuite OneWorld
Cloud Software firm Zendesk has deployed NetSuite OneWorld to manage its global operations across four continents.
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Microsoft updates Skype with HD for iPhone and iPad, adds mobile BI app
If you find yourself preferring Skype over Apple's own FaceTime on the iPhone 5 and fourth-generation iPad, good news: With Skype 4.1, Microsoft's Voice over IP app for mobile now supports HD video calls.
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Collaborative needs not being met by Excel: Adaptive Planning
Microsoft Excel may be the household name when it comes to spreadsheets, but it is simply not cut out for collaboration, according to Adaptive Planning A/NZ managing director, Jeremy Bolton, who said Excel has a tendency to run into “a myriad of problems” when it is used collaboratively.
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Decoded: Microsoft's puzzling Office 365 roll-out
As promised, Microsoft has delivered the final pieces of its new Office lineup, rolling out several new global editions for businesses.
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In Pictures: 13 useful add-ons for Microsoft Excel and Word 2013
For some reason, Microsoft has taken to calling the mini-programs that you can install into their Office applications “apps”. Functionally, though, most of these are similar to Web browser add-ons - in the sense that they add to or enhance the feature set of the main program. Here are the most useful ones for the latest versions of Excel and Word.
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GUIDE: How to convert PDFs to Word (and other formats) on a Mac
While the PDF file format is a great tool for sharing documents while retaining their formatting and for assuring that documents aren’t changed (contracts, for instance), sometimes you need to use the text from a PDF. You may need to copy a paragraph, a page or more, and edit it in a Microsoft Word document, or in another word processor or text editor. While you can select text in a PDF, chances are that this text will be seriously munged. You’ll often see odd breaks, or no breaks at all, and styles will be lost. There are ways, however, that you can convert a PDF to formatted text. Here’s how to do this.
