One of the most underused lookup and reference functions in Microsoft Excel is the DROP function. This powerful yet simple ...

When I first discovered Excel's dynamic array functions, my entire approach to spreadsheet design shifted. They replaced my clunky, multistep workarounds with smart, self-expanding formulas that adapt ...

Microsoft is changing a 40-year-old Excel rule by allowing a single cell to hold multiple values using new lists, arrays in cells, and nested arrays.

Currently in beta, Excel can now include entire lists within a single cell and still understand that they contain multiple values.

Microsoft is expanding Excel with lists and arrays that hold multiple independently usable values in a single cell. Previously, the results of dynamic array formulas were distributed across adjacent ...

Microsoft is making some improvements to how formulas work in Excel, with a new feature called Dynamic Arrays that allows formulas to output values to more than one cell at a time. Microsoft has ...

Select a cell and use Insert > List or press Ctrl+J to create a list.

Microsoft Excel’s new dynamic array functions make complex calculations easier than ever before. Microsoft 365 updates the way Excel handles dynamic functions. If you’ve ever entered an expression ...

In addition to the new SORT function, you may also find the new FILTER and UNIQUE array functions useful. For example, the worksheet on the next page contains a detailed listing of invoices in columns ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft Excel used to only allow two types of data: text and numbers.