Do you want an Excel edge? 

Whether you're a seasoned pro or starting out, master these 10 new and revamped features to help streamline your workflow and boost your spreadsheet efficiency. 

For fast access, use these timestamps:

1. Web based version of Excel: 0:30
2. Position of the blanks option in filter dropdown: 3:02
3. Power Query import updates: 4:13
4. CTRL key and mouse updates: 4:54
5. Formula bar value display: 6:06
6. Office Scripts: 7:14
7. Vertical sheet tabs: 9:25
8. Notes and threaded comments: 10:31
9. Notes and threaded comments continued
10. Show changes: 12:38

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected] 

Excel is constantly evolving and improving, and it's crucial to stay up to date with all the latest changes. This companion podcast is here to help you sort quickly through the most relevant function updates. 

Are you ready to take your Excel skills to the next level? Tune in now.

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0:29 Dynamic arrays

2:29 XLOOKUP

3:19 LET function

3:49 LAMBDA

4:56 TEXTAFTER, TEXTBEFORE and TEXTSPLIT

6:15 BYROW and BYCOL

7:00 the IMAGE function

7:45 VSTACK and HSTACK

8:31 TAKE and DROP functions

10:03 CHOOSEROWS and CHOOSECOLUMNS

10:34 DAX functions

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Unleash your Excel skills by using the valuable functionality of formulas.

Go straight to episode sections:

1. The formula bar – 1:06
2. Starting formulas – 1:41
3. Using functions – 2:58
4. Function arguments – 4:09
5. Relative and absolute cell and range references – 7:15
6. The calculation sequence – 9:46
7. Parentheses (brackets) – 10:39
8. Colours in formulas – 12:37
9. Entering cell and Range references – 13:50
10. The Function Wizard – 15:57
11. Formula auditing – 17:01
12. IF error – 19:12
13. REF error – 20:01
14. Dynamic arrays and the SPILL error – 20:26 

 Tune in now to level up with these expert shortcuts and techniques.

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

•  With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Are you a university student or recent graduate? Are you looking to gain a competitive edge in the job market, specifically in the fields of accounting and finance? 

Then this episode is what you need! Packed with practical advice tailored to your needs, it will equip you with valuable Excel tips that will enhance your employability as you move into your first accounting or finance role.

Delve into the world of Excel and hear expert insights on how to leverage this powerful spreadsheet tool. Tune in now and unlock the secrets to succeeding with Excel. 

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform.

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Unlock your Excel efficiency with these 22 time-saving shortcuts for everyday work tasks. 

Tune in now to  supercharge your productivity.

Timestamps:

1. Files and folders: 1:05
2. Quick access toolbar: 4:17
3. Keyboard types: 7:20
4. Keyboard shortcuts: 9:06
5. Save as: 12:54
6. Control key: 13:45
7. More control key shortcuts: 14:46
8. Copying: 15:55
9. Date shortcut: 17:36
10. Control key combinations: 18:12
11. The ALT key: 19:46
12. Grouping: 21:39
13. Accessing the ribbon with ALT: 22:55
14. Remove filters: 24:45
15. Pasting values: 25:01
16. Queries and connections: 25:07
17. Digital validation dialog: 25:28
18. Mouse shortcuts: 25:54
19. The format painter: 26:42
20. Border navigation: 27:39
21. Double clicking the fill: 28:28
22. Right clicking: 29:14

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

There is also an accompanying online article and video of this podcast, which includes a tutorial and sample formulas.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast app. 

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Can ChatGPT give accurate and reliable answers to Excel questions? Neale Blackwood CPA puts this popular AI tool to the test.

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

Read the accompanying online article of this podcast, which includes a video tutorial and sample formulas.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them on your podcast platform. 

You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come to Microsoft Excel, and it will make your life easier when working with data. 

The AI function can easily create PivotTables and PivotCharts, which is useful for analysis and audit work. You can also generate reports at the click of a button. 

Listen here to learn more. 

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

You can also read the accompanying online article and video tutorial of this podcast. 

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CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at [email protected]

Along with the LAMBDA function, other new functions make Excel’s function language behave more like a programming language.

Which can help you in various ways. 

Want to learn more?

Excel expert Neale Blackwood CPA steps you through.

Listen now. 

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast platform. 

Email the podcast team at [email protected] 

And you can read the accompanying online article of this podcast. 

Other Excel articles by Neale can be read on the INTHEBLACK website .

An update to the subscription version of Microsoft Excel has the LAMBDA function, which addresses a key challenge when using dynamic arrays.

To explain more about this functionality is Excel expert, Neale Blackwood CPA. 

Listen now. 

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast provider. 

Email the podcast team at [email protected] 

And you can read the accompanying online article of this podcast. 

Other Excel articles by Neale can be read on the INTHEBLACK website .

When creating a line chart in Microsoft Excel, do you need to insert a vertical line to mark something on the chart? 

To explain how is Excel expert, Neale Blackwood CPA.  

Listen now. 

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes three podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting: 

• With Interest
• INTHEBLACK
• Excel Tips

Search for them in your podcast provider. 

Email the podcast team at [email protected] 

And you can read the accompanying online article of this podcast. 

Other Excel articles by Neale can be read on INTHEBLACK online.