Last month we mentioned Office 2019 was now Commercially Available. We thought we’d better do some digging and see what was new (compared to Excel 2016, rather than Office 365). There really wasn’t any room in last month’s newsletter, so please forgive our tardiness. However, we aim to put it right now!

Perhaps a few less updates than in recent months, but that’s to be expected and there’s still enough to keep you on your toes!

Who'd have thought? Our popular series on Power Query / Get & Transform hits a landmark this week - 100 not out!!

Slowly but surely, Excel for Mac comes into the light. Another step in the right direction has just been made with the advent of the ‘Customize Keyboard’ feature.

Another month, another 21 updates. You can’t say you aren’t getting your money’s worth (given it’s free!).

September 24 is the day Excel moved on. Yes, we’ve had Power Pivot, Power Query / Get & Transform and Power BI, but Microsoft’s “CALC” team has been busy behind the scenes rearranging the furniture.

Just under a year on from last year’s improvement frenzy, the Microsoft team have been going gangbusters at “Phase 2”.

It’s finally gone “Generally Available” – Ideas, the Artist Formerly Known as “Insights” – is now introduced in Excel to Win32 and Mac, and is apparently coming to Excel Online soon too.

The Power BI service has assisted businesses leverage data to solve problems, share insights and make informed decisions. Users often track multiple dashboards and reports to stay on top of all their data. However, as organisations grow, it can become increasingly difficult for end users to discover and manage the Power BI content that matters to them.

There’s another new feature now out – Insert Data from Picture – one of several new products to come out of Microsoft's recent advances in Artificial Intelligence.