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A simple, deduped collection of Excel websites, official Microsoft pages, add-ins, templates, communities, datasets, and course providers — plus a Google Sheets section for the parts of the job that happen in a browser.

Sites

Official Microsoft Excel pages, documentation hubs, learning centers, and trusted Excel websites.

Templates

Budget files, planners, trackers, reporting templates, and reusable workbook starting points.

Tools

Add-ins, converters, automation helpers, and companion tools that make Excel work faster.

Courses

Structured Excel learning platforms, course libraries, and places to keep building skills.

Communities

Forums, Q&A spaces, newsletters, and places to ask Excel questions with real examples.

Data

Practice datasets, sample files, and public data sources for analysis and reporting practice.

Sheets

Official Sheets references, tutorials, communities, connectors, and videos for people who already know Excel.

AI

Sidebar assistants, worksheet functions that call a model, and formula generators — with what each one actually does.

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Excel Help & Learning

Microsoft Support hub for Excel basics, formulas, importing data, PivotTables, formatting, and troubleshooting.

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Microsoft Excel

Official product page for Microsoft Excel features, plans, apps, and Microsoft 365 integration.

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About Power Query in Excel

Official overview of Power Query and Get & Transform in Excel.

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Add or Remove Add-ins in Excel

Official guide to Excel add-in activation and management.

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Analyze Data in Excel

Official guide to Excel Analyze Data for natural-language insights, summaries, and charts.

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Basic Tasks in Excel

Beginner Microsoft guide to creating workbooks, entering data, formulas, formatting, and charts.

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Combine Text from Two or More Cells

Microsoft guide to combining cell text with formulas and functions.

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Consolidate Worksheets into One PivotTable

Microsoft guide to summarizing multiple worksheet ranges in a single PivotTable report.

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Convert PivotTable Cells to Worksheet Formulas

Microsoft guide to converting PivotTable values into worksheet formulas for flexible reports.

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COUNTIF Function

Official Microsoft reference for counting cells that match one condition.

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COUNTIFS Function

Official Microsoft reference for counting cells that match multiple criteria.

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Create a Chart from Start to Finish

Official Microsoft tutorial for choosing, creating, and formatting Excel charts.

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Create a Drop-down List

Microsoft guide to building Excel drop-down lists with data validation.

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Create a PivotTable to Analyze Worksheet Data

Official Microsoft walkthrough for creating PivotTables from worksheet data and data models.

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Create and Format Tables

Microsoft guide to converting ranges into formatted Excel tables.

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Create Your First Budget

Microsoft guide to getting started with budgeting templates and finance worksheets.

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Create, Load, or Edit a Query

Microsoft guide for building and managing Power Query queries inside Excel.

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Define and Use Names in Formulas

Microsoft guide to named ranges and formula names.

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Download Free Pre-built Templates

Microsoft Support page for finding and using free Office templates.

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Examples of Commonly Used Formulas

Microsoft examples for conditional, lookup, date, time, financial, and statistical formulas.

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Excel Add-in Quickstart

Quickstart for building Excel task pane add-ins.

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Excel Add-ins Documentation

Developer documentation for building Excel add-ins.

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Excel Blog - Microsoft Tech Community

Microsoft Excel blog for updates, announcements, and community news.

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Excel Calendar Templates

Microsoft Support guide to finding and adapting Excel calendar templates.

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Excel Custom Functions Overview

Microsoft Learn overview for creating custom worksheet functions in Excel add-ins.

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Excel Functions Alphabetical

Official alphabetical reference for Excel worksheet functions.

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Excel Functions by Category

Microsoft categorized Excel function reference.

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Excel JavaScript API Overview

Microsoft Learn overview of Excel JavaScript APIs for Office add-ins.

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Excel JavaScript API Reference

Microsoft Learn reference for Excel JavaScript API objects used by Office add-ins.

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Excel Keyboard Shortcuts

Official Microsoft reference for Excel keyboard shortcuts on Windows, macOS, and the web.

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Excel Stocks and Geography Data Types

Microsoft guide to using linked data types for stocks and geography in Excel.

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FILTER Function

Official Microsoft reference for filtering dynamic arrays with criteria.

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Filter Unique Values or Remove Duplicates

Microsoft guide to filtering unique values and removing duplicate records in Excel.

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Find and Correct Errors in Formulas

Microsoft troubleshooting guide for common Excel formula errors.

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Free Excel for the Web Templates

Microsoft guide to using free Excel for the web templates from Microsoft Create.

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Freeze Panes to Lock Rows and Columns

Microsoft guide to freezing rows and columns while navigating worksheets.

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