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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On this day 41 years ago Excel was released...for the Mac. Excel for Windows came a couple of years later. If you're looking for Mac-specific Excel training, I have a playlist on my YouTube channel just for you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8x...

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It might be 6 years since Microsoft released it but only a small percentage of users know about this time-saving function: =SEQUENCE() If you don't, you can learn about it here: youtu.be/eIqZ5xzWFrM

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Excel: Automatically Generate Sequential Numbers and Dates (and 10K Subs!)

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who has subscribed, watched, shared, commented and liked ❤️ youtube.com/mikethomas67

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In this week's YouTube video, I show you how to take a column of cells where each cell contains multiple items and turn it into separate columns of checkboxes, making the data much easier to read and analyse. youtu.be/kwHUC3YVNDU

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Excel: Convert a List into Checkboxes

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This week Microsoft announced that Grok, SpaceXAI's AI model, is joining Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, giving users 3 models to choose from. In this video I break down what was announced youtu.be/l9_KoAGbGOk

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Grok Is Coming to Excel. What Does That Mean for You?

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Personalisation & Rules are two features in Copilot for Excel that let you set preferences for how Copilot carries out the tasks you ask it to do. For example: - Always use XLOOKUP instead of VLOOKUP - Use a specific colour whenever Copilot creates a chart youtu.be/ngwFgXpQDlY

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Copilot in Excel: Workbook Rules and Personalisation

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Center Across Selection isn’t a new feature in #Excel. If you're on the Beta Channel, you can now access it directly from the Ribbon instead of the Format Cells dialog. Question...are you "Team Merge and Center" or "Team Center Across Selection"?

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you're on the Excel Beta Channel you should find that there's a new field in the Create Table dialog box. You can now give your table a sensible and logical name at the time that you create it rather than having to remember to rename it later (or not rename it at all)

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Using AI to clean data. Yes or No? theexceltrainer.co.uk/using-ai-for...

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’ve recently been running some "Copilot in Excel" training sessions. In one of the exercises, we used Copilot to take a comma-separated list and convert it to checkboxes to make it easier to read. In my latest YouTube video I show you how we did it. youtu.be/hz0zBRwE2y4

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I Asked Copilot to Restructure My Excel Data. Here’s What Happened

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Power Query in Excel is AMAZING (but if you're an Excel geek you already know that). This image sums up a conversation that took place on a recent #Excel training course I delivered

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Power Query in Excel for Mac...Four years from "Nothing" to "Full Query Editor." Kudos to the Excel for Mac Team ❤️

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Following on from "Dynamic Arrays 101" and "Have Dynamic Arrays killed Absolute References", I present the 3rd video in my mini series about Dynamic Arrays in #Excel... Excel: What "Dynamic" Actually Means in Dynamic Arrays www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFaV...

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Excel: What "Dynamic" Actually Means in Dynamic Arrays

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Recording on "bin day"...not a good idea!

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

"Excel for Mac: Automate Data Prep with Power Query" - New course coming soon. Nearly there! #excel #ContentCreator

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MacBites @macbites.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

There's a NEW MacBites! 🥳 Happy New Year 🥳 macbites.co.uk/macbites-epi...

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Coming soon...a new course for Excel for Mac users created by an experienced Excel for Mac user... I'm currently putting the finishing touches to a brand-new course: Excel for Mac: Automate Data Prep with Power Query.

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Excel for Mac: Jazz Up Your Spreadsheets with Emojis New video. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBse...

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Excel for Mac: Jazz Up Your Spreadsheets with Emojis

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Excel Bites...learning to use Excel one bite at a time theexceltrainer.co.uk/excel-bites/ #excel

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Elaine Giles @elainegiles.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

49,000 subscribers ... thank you so much, every single one of you. If you enjoy what we do with #AffinityByCanva sharing with a friend is the best way to help the channel grow. youtube.com/elainegiles Let's see if we can reach 50k together! 🙌

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

When it comes to importing content from PDF files into #Excel, Mac users have had a rough deal...until now. In this video, I’ll show you how Power Query in Excel Online now makes importing PDF files much easier for Mac users youtu.be/B3a6K5X7wBw

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Mac Users: Need to Import PDFs into Excel? Power Query in Excel Online is Your Friend!

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MacBites @macbites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

MacBites episode 190 has landed, and let’s just say the frontier’s gone feral. Saddle up, MacBiters 🤠 macbites.co.uk/macbites-epi... #MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Out-take alert... Power Query...the tool that turns a task that takes hours into a one that takes minutes...unless you say it the wrong way round #excel

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

If you’ve ever found yourself creating complex nested IF statements in #Excel, there’s a better way. This video compares 4 functions...IF, IFS, SWITCH and CHOOSE youtu.be/O6lweNBXLkg?...

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Excel: Stop Nesting IFs! Try These Functions Instead

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MacBites @macbites.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🚨 Episode 186 is here! Politics, patios & privacy… with a side of Siri sass. Nothing escapes the eagle-eyed Crew at MacBites HQ. Listen now: macbites.co.uk/macbites-epi... #MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Do you use Excel for Mac at work? Ever struggled to combine data from multiple files in SharePoint or Teams? Here’s a video where I show you how to use Power Query, the built-in data tool inside Excel, to do it quickly and reliably. #excel #mac www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuTa...

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Excel for Mac: How to Combine Files Stored in SharePoint or Teams

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Does the world need another video about the new =COPILOT() function in Excel? Probably not but it's getting one anyway... AI Comes to the #Excel worksheet... youtu.be/zZ2GSULEZwE

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How to Use Excel’s NEW COPILOT() Function: AI Formulas Made Easy

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

As Excel’s 40th birthday approaches this month, now’s the perfect time to look back at where it all started. If you’re an Excel geek like me, set aside 30 minutes to watch this fascinating documentary on Excel’s origin story and its impact. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI23... #Excel40 #Excel

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The Rise of Microsoft Excel: Part 1

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I'm delighted and honoured to share that my Microsoft MVP status has been renewed! This prestigious award from Microsoft recognises my ongoing contributions to the global Excel community.

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Not done one of these for a while. Feedback from a Power BI course I delivered earlier this week #PowerBI

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Importing file names and file sizes into Excel is the subject of my YouTube video this week. A job traditionally requiring programming skills, this solution uses Power Query. No coding required! #excel youtu.be/FdcPH9Bt2kA

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Excel: Import File Names, Sizes and other Attributes (No Coding Required)

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is my first Bluesky post for 8 months. I'm transitioning from Elon's place. So what shall I post about? Excel? Footy? How about cakes? If you follow me on LinkedIn you might have seen this but if not, this is my world-famous (in my mind) Malteser cheesecake. Who wants the recipe? #cake #foodie

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 24/03/2024

If you've ever wondered what the Paintbrush icon just below the Copy button on The Excel Ribbon is, wonder no more. The Format Painter allows you to quickly replicate formatting from one cell to another saving valuable time. Want to know more? Check out this video: youtu.be/jMyudHZF1ac

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Excel: The Format Painter - How to QUICKLY Copy Formatting (including Column Width)

Are you tired of spending precious time manually formatting every cell in your Excel spreadsheets? Introducing the Format Painter – your ultimate solution to...

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Mike Thomas @thomasmike.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Hello Pop Pickers! Who remembers TOTP? My latest YouTube video is all about creating a Top 10 Singles Chart Tracker in #Excel As a teenager of the 80's I felt old when I looked at last week's Top 10. How many artists do you recognise? Check it out here: youtu.be/wSm-ZE8sEQg?...

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