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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you don't already have an O'Reilly subscription, you can attend with a free trial. learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... See you there!

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AI-Powered Excel Charts

Create effective charts and dashboards using Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, and other generative AI tools

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

During the course, I’ll show you how to create different types of charts, choose the best one for your purpose, and modify the chart’s appearance to make it more effective. The course will also cover PivotCharts (charts based on PivotTables) and dashboards. Do join me!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class. I loved your enthusiasm, and I hope you found the course helpful.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Claude for Excel add-in is significant because it lets you create your own custom skills, making it easier to repeat AI tasks you may often need to perform. I’ll demonstrate how to do this during the class. I’ll also cover the latest updates to Copilot in Excel.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On September 30th, I’m running my Generative AI for Excel class for #OReilly. The course includes Copilot, the Claude for Excel add-in, and browser-based tools such as ChatGPT and Claude. Do join me! Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Generative AI for Excel

Using Claude, Copilot, and other AI tools to save time and work more efficiently

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In the course, you’ll learn how to turn one-off AI prompts into reusable skills using Claude and the Claude for Excel add-in. Together, we'll work through practical applications like cleaning messy data, restructuring tables, and generating summaries, plus connecting to data and sharing skills.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm excited to be teaching a new live course for #OReilly on September 17th: Claude Skills for Excel. If you want a more repeatable way to use AI in your day-to-day Excel work, this is the course for you. Find out more and register: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Claude Skills for Excel

Build reusable workflows in Claude and the Claude for Excel add-in

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You'll learn how to use different Excel functions, create tables, and work with PivotTables. I'll also introduce you to Power Query and other time-saving tools and features to help you become more productive. You can attend with a free trial if you don't already have an O'Reilly subscription.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Do you want to learn more about Excel's core features? If so, I'm running my Foundations of Excel course for #OReilly on July 8th. Hope to see you there: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Foundations of Microsoft Excel

Functions, tables, pivot tables, and Power Query

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

On August 19th, I’m running my Generative AI for Excel class on the #OReilly learning platform. The course includes Copilot, the Claude for Excel add-in, and browser-based tools such as ChatGPT and Claude. Do join me! Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Generative AI for Excel

Using Claude, Copilot, and other AI tools to save time and work more efficiently

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The course includes financial functions, lookup functions (such as INDEX, MATCH, XMATCH, and XLOOKUP), conditional formatting, data validation, and forecasting. Hope to see you there!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I'm giving my Excel Skills for Finance course on the #OReilly learning platform on August 6th. Find out more and register: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Excel Skills for Finance

Financial functions, lookups, conditional formatting, and forecasts

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for this week's class.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Do you want to learn more about Excel's core features? If so, I'm running my Foundations of Excel course for #OReilly on July 8th. Find out more and register: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Foundations of Microsoft Excel

Functions, tables, pivot tables, and Power Query

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Many thanks to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

On June 17th, I’m running an updated version of my Generative AI for Excel class for #OReilly. This time, I’m including the Claude for Excel add-in, as well as Copilot and browser-based tools such as ChatGPT and Claude. Do join me! www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social #Excel

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Generative AI for Excel

Using ChatGPT, Copilot, and AI add-ins to save time and work more efficiently

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

When I previously ran the class, attendees told me it helped them overcome their fear of PivotTables and that they now feel confident creating them. Hope to see you there!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The class covers PivotTables in-depth, including aggregations, grouping, filtering, and custom calculations. The Power Pivot section shows how to base a PivotTable on multiple related tables, and includes measures and KPIs, using date tables, and working with named sets.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Do you want to learn more about using Excel PivotTables or Power Pivot? If so, join me for my Mastering Excel PivotTables course on June 10th on the #OReilly learning platform: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social #Excel

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Mastering Microsoft Excel pivot tables

Go beyond the basics to gain proficiency of this important skill

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class. I loved your enthusiasm and great questions.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The course teaches how to use Power Query, macros, and Office Scripts to automate repetitive data and worksheet tasks, and how AI tools can help with this. Time permitting, I’ll also show how you can automate AI calls using generative AI cell formulas.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The course includes financial functions, lookup functions (such as INDEX, MATCH, XMATCH, and XLOOKUP), conditional formatting, and forecasting. Hope to see you there!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I'm giving my Excel Skills for Finance course on the #OReilly learning platform on April 22nd. Find out more and register: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Excel Skills for Finance

Financial functions, lookups, conditional formatting, and forecasts

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class, and for all your great questions.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Do you want to learn more about Excel's core features? If so, I'm running my Foundations of Excel course for #OReilly on April 15th. Find out more and register: www.oreilly.com/live-events/.... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Foundations of Microsoft Excel

Functions, tables, pivot tables, and Power Query

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's Mastering PivotTables class. I loved your enthusiasm and great questions, and I hope you found the course helpful. For those who missed it, I'm next running the course next on June 10th.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The class covers PivotTables in depth, including aggregations, grouping, filtering, and custom calculations. The Power Pivot section shows how to base a PivotTable on multiple related tables, and includes measures, KPIs, date tables, and more. Hope to see you there!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Do you want to learn more about using Excel PivotTables or Power Pivot? If so, join me for my Mastering Excel PivotTables course on March 25th on the #OReilly learning platform: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social #Excel

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Mastering Microsoft Excel pivot tables

Go beyond the basics to gain proficiency of this important skill

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Do you want to learn how AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT can help you get more out of Excel? If so, I'm running my Generative AI for Excel course for #OReilly on March 4. Find out more and register: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Generative AI for Excel

Using ChatGPT, Copilot Pro, and AI add-ins to save time and work more efficiently

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The course covers Excel's What-If Analysis tools—Data Tables, Scenarios, and Goal Seek—and shows how to solve optimization, sequencing, workforce scheduling, and task allocation problems using Solver. Hope to see you there!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I'm running my Mastering Problem Analysis with MS Excel course on the #OReilly learning platform on Wednesday, February 18th. Find out more and register: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

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Mastering Problem Analysis with Microsoft Excel

How to use Microsoft Excel’s What-if Analysis to solve problems and explore scenarios

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I'll teach you when and how to use different chart types, how to modify the chart's elements, tips and tricks for working with charts, and more. Hope to see you there!

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I'm running my Microsoft Excel Charts course on the #OReilly learning platform on February 4th. Find out more and register: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... #Excel @oreilly.bsky.social

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Mastering Microsoft Excel Charts

Using Excel to visually present your data

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class. If you missed it, I'm next running the course on March 25th.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

The class covers PivotTables in-depth, including different aggregations, grouping, filtering, and custom calculations. The Power Pivot section includes basing a PivotTable on multiple related tables, measures, KPIs, using date tables to group by financial year and quarter, and named sets.

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Do you want to learn more about using Excel PivotTables or Power Pivot? If so, join me for my Mastering Excel PivotTables course on January 21 on the #OReilly learning platform: www.oreilly.com/live-events/... @oreilly.bsky.social

oreilly.com

Mastering Microsoft Excel pivot tables

Go beyond the basics to gain proficiency of this important skill

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Excel Cookbook @theexcelcookbook.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined me for yesterday's class.

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