The Pivot Grid

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.

Free practice files

Download the workbook, open it in Excel or Google Sheets, and follow along with the video. No sign-up. Want them all in one zip, with a 3-page cheat sheet of every new formula? Get the free 2026 Formula Pack.

TopicWorks inFile
1Google Sheets data entry form with AI (Gemini canvas): orders, the prompt word for word + helper cellsSheetsDownload .xlsx
2Copilot in Excel for free: 16 orders + all 6 prompts word for wordExcelDownload .xlsx
3Claude in Excel: fix a broken 3-year financial model (#REF!) in five jobsExcelDownload .xlsx
4ChatGPT add-in in Excel & Google Sheets: messy export + all 7 promptsBothDownload .xlsx
5Budget vs actual report that updates itself (GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, VSTACK, PERCENTOF)ExcelDownload .xlsx
6Combine Excel sheets into one list with VSTACKExcelDownload .xlsx
7Delete a pivot table and replace it with PIVOTBY (no refresh)ExcelDownload .xlsx
8Excel lists in cells: HAS, HASANY, HASALL & FLATTENExcelDownload .xlsx
9Excel dashboard with GROUPBY & PIVOTBY (no pivot tables)ExcelDownload .xlsx
10Build a search box in Excel step by step (REGEXTEST, FILTER, SORT, IFERROR + Helper cells tab)ExcelDownload .xlsx
11Gemini in Google Sheets: 5 new AI tricks + a dashboard with Canvas (2026)SheetsDownload .xlsx
12GROUPBY, PIVOTBY & PERCENTOFExcelDownload .xlsx
13REGEX: clean emails & phone numbersExcelDownload .xlsx
14The =AI() functionSheetsDownload .xlsx
15Categorize expenses with AISheetsDownload .xlsx
16XLOOKUP: 5 things VLOOKUP can't doSheetsDownload .xlsx
17VLOOKUP #N/A: 4 fixesSheetsDownload .xlsx
18QUERY: filter, sort & pivotSheetsDownload .xlsx
19LAMBDA, MAP, BYROW & REDUCESheetsDownload .xlsx
20SUMIF & SUMIFSSheetsDownload .xlsx
21Dates stored as textSheetsDownload .xlsx
22Excel to Sheets: 5 formulas that differBothDownload .xlsx
23Compare two listsSheetsDownload .xlsx
24RANK without tiesSheetsDownload .xlsx
25Random pickerSheetsDownload .xlsx
26Split names the right waySheetsDownload .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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