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.
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Free practice files
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| Topic | Works in | File | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analyze data in Google Sheets with AI (Gemini): 300 orders + all 6 prompts word for word | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 2 | Gemini in Google Sheets, 7 new tricks: messy sales export + all 7 prompts ("Try it" tab) | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 3 | Copilot Excel dashboard in one prompt: 36 orders + all 4 prompts word for word | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 4 | Google Sheets data entry form with AI (Gemini canvas): orders, the prompt word for word + helper cells | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 5 | Copilot in Excel for free: 16 orders + all 6 prompts word for word | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 6 | Claude in Excel: fix a broken 3-year financial model (#REF!) in five jobs | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 7 | ChatGPT add-in in Excel & Google Sheets: messy export + all 7 prompts | Both | Download .xlsx |
| 8 | Budget vs actual report that updates itself (GROUPBY, PIVOTBY, VSTACK, PERCENTOF) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 9 | Combine Excel sheets into one list with VSTACK | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 10 | Delete a pivot table and replace it with PIVOTBY (no refresh) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 11 | Excel lists in cells: HAS, HASANY, HASALL & FLATTEN | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 12 | Excel dashboard with GROUPBY & PIVOTBY (no pivot tables) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 13 | Build a search box in Excel step by step (REGEXTEST, FILTER, SORT, IFERROR + Helper cells tab) | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 14 | Gemini in Google Sheets: 5 new AI tricks + a dashboard with Canvas (2026) | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 15 | GROUPBY, PIVOTBY & PERCENTOF | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 16 | REGEX: clean emails & phone numbers | Excel | Download .xlsx |
| 17 | The =AI() function | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 18 | Categorize expenses with AI | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 19 | XLOOKUP: 5 things VLOOKUP can't do | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 20 | VLOOKUP #N/A: 4 fixes | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 21 | QUERY: filter, sort & pivot | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 22 | LAMBDA, MAP, BYROW & REDUCE | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 23 | SUMIF & SUMIFS | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 24 | Dates stored as text | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 25 | Excel to Sheets: 5 formulas that differ | Both | Download .xlsx |
| 26 | Compare two lists | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 27 | RANK without ties | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 28 | Random picker | Sheets | Download .xlsx |
| 29 | 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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