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