The newest spreadsheet features, explained
Short, practical tutorials on what just landed in Excel, Google Sheets and AI. Every formula is typed and explained, argument by argument, and every video comes with a free practice file.
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The most useful videos so far, from AI in a cell to replacing every pivot table with one formula.
Google Sheets · AI · New
5 NEW AI Tricks in Google Sheets (Gemini 2026 Update)
Google Sheets · AI
5 AI Tricks in Google Sheets That Will Save You Hours
Excel
GROUPBY and PIVOTBY: Replace Every Pivot Table in Excel
Excel
Excel Finally Has REGEX: Clean Messy Data in Seconds
AI news
Claude Opus 5.5 Just Dropped: What It Means for Excel Users
Google Sheets · AI
The =AI() Function in Google Sheets: Gemini Inside a Formula
Free practice files
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| Topic | Works in | File | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delete a pivot table and replace it with PIVOTBY (no refresh) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 2 | Excel lists in cells: HAS, HASANY, HASALL & FLATTEN | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 3 | Excel dashboard with GROUPBY & PIVOTBY (no pivot tables) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 4 | Build a search box in Excel (FILTER, REGEXTEST, SORT) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 5 | 5 new AI tricks in Google Sheets (Gemini 2026) | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 6 | GROUPBY, PIVOTBY & PERCENTOF | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 7 | REGEX: clean emails & phone numbers | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 8 | The =AI() function | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 9 | Categorize expenses with AI | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 10 | XLOOKUP: 5 things VLOOKUP can't do | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 11 | VLOOKUP #N/A: 4 fixes | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 12 | QUERY: filter, sort & pivot | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 13 | LAMBDA, MAP, BYROW & REDUCE | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 14 | SUMIF & SUMIFS | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 15 | Dates stored as text | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 16 | Excel to Sheets: 5 formulas that differ | Both | Download .xlsx |
| 17 | Compare two lists | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 18 | RANK without ties | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 19 | Random picker | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 20 | Split names the right way | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
Why The Pivot Grid
Excel, Google Sheets and the AI tools around them change every month. Most tutorials still teach the old way. This channel picks up what is new, shows it on real data, and explains every argument while it is typed, so you can use it the same day.
Both apps get equal attention: many people work in Excel at the office and in Google Sheets everywhere else, and the differences between them are where most formulas break.
- New features firstREGEX, GROUPBY, the =AI() function, Gemini in Sheets, Copilot changes.
- Every formula explainedArgument by argument, typed live on screen.
- Free practice filesFollow along with the exact data from the video.
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