Q. Can you tell me how to use the linked data types in Microsoft Excel? A. You can convert text in Excel to linked data types. This is referred to as “linked” data types because the data is connected ...

Let's break down the essential Excel chart types and how to use them effectively. In an Excel bar chart, each data point is represented by a rectangular, horizontal bar. The length of each bar is ...

the thing that really intrigues me is Excel's support for new data types. With a few exceptions, Excel has historically supported some pretty generic data types. These include things like floating ...

Microsoft on Thursday leaned more heavily into its support for “data types” within Excel, going beyond the staid concept of numbers and formulas to embrace a huge variety of elements that ...

The Knowledge Graph already powering Bing and Excel data types. It's this cloud-connected/Knowledge Graph connection that is behind Microsoft describing these new datatypes as AI-infused.

Microsoft announced that Excel will soon support custom live data types. The functionality allows you to import your own data as custom data types. These new data types allow you to place ...

Today, the company has announced that it is adding more than 100 new data types to Excel for Office Insiders in partnership with Wolfram Alpha. The list includes popular topics like Food ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor 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.