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Sending high fives in Teams

Posted by Andy Brown on 20 July 2023

You can now exchange high-fives in Teams: the first of a planned family of "together emojis".

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Hardware/software > Teams

Various updates from Microsoft

Posted by Andy Brown on 20 July 2023

What connects the ability to high-five in Teams, the inclusion of Excel in EVE Online, a new default font in Office and pricing policy for the new Microsoft AI Copilot feature? This blog!

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Hardware/software > Microsoft 365 Hardware/software > Gaming Artificial Intelligence (AI) > Copilot

Comparing Office Scripts with VBA

Posted by Andrew Gould on 29 June 2023

Until recently, if you wanted to automate a Microsoft Excel workbook your only real choice was the VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) programming language. Now, there's a new option for adding code to Excel: Office Scripts for Excel. There are many similarities between Office Scripts and VBA, as well as some significant differences. This blog provides a comparison of the two systems.

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Office Scripts > General

We've changed our Python courses

Posted by Andy Brown on 29 June 2023

We've introduced a new (shorter) two-day Introduction to Python course, a (longer) three-day advanced course and created a three-day fast-track course for those who want a more intensive learning experience.

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Python > General

New features in the June 2023 Power BI update

Posted by Andy Brown on 26 June 2023

The June Power BI Desktop update includes an impressive new card visual, but on-object interaction (the new formatting feature which will change your working life) is still in preview, for now.

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Power BI > Updates

The new card visual in Power BI Desktop

Posted by Andy Brown on 26 June 2023

Microsoft have introduced an impressive new card visual in the June 2023 Power BI Desktop update, which blows the old (rather feeble) card visual out of the water!

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Power BI > Updates

ChatGPT gets its numbers wrong

Posted by Andy Brown on 08 June 2023

It may seem a little OTT, but you can use your favourite AI tool as a calculator - as long as you don't mind if the answers are sometimes not quite right!

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) > ChatGPT

Changes introduced in the Power BI Desktop May 2023 update

Posted by Andy Brown on 09 June 2023

The big event this month is the (long-awaited) release of Azure Maps, but the May 2023 update also includes the official launch of the Optimize ribbon and allows you to use measures as data labels, among other changes.

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Power BI > Updates

Google Sheets: 5 reasons you should be using them

Posted by Sam Lowrie on 21 July 2023

This blog lists 5 reasons why you might like to consider using Google Sheets (perhaps as an alternative to Excel?).

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Google Sheets > General Google Scripts > General

The most complicated Excel formula ever?

Posted by Andy Brown on 07 June 2023

While browsing through forums (as one does) we found what must surely be the most complicated Excel formula. At 1,860 characters long - and combining some of the most complicated Excel functions - it's a true Excel monster. Unless you can do better?!

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Excel > Formulae

Results and analysis from the April 2023 Taylor Swift word search competition

Posted by Andy Brown on 07 June 2023

Find out who won last month's newsletter competition, what people's favourite Taylor Swift songs are and why her elbows are so special!

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Miscellaneous > Competitions

Coding in SQL, Python, VBA, JQuery and OfficeScript using AI tools

Posted by Andy Brown on 07 June 2023

One of the immediate and obvious ways to use AI tools is to boost your productivity as a programmer. This blog shows how you can use ChatGPT 4 and Google's Bard to write programs in SQL, Python, VBA, JQuery and Office Script (probably the 5 languages Wise Owl use most).

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SQL > General Python > Progamming VBA macros > General Client script > JQuery Office Scripts > General

Reviewing Google's new Bard AI tool in comparison to ChatGPT

Posted by Andy Brown on 06 June 2023

Google have launched a new AI tool called Bard, which is similar to the much-publicised ChatGPT tool from the OpenAI foundation. I thought I'd put both tools to the test!

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) > ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence (AI) > Gemini (Bard)

New features in the April 2023 Power BI update

Posted by Andy Brown on 27 April 2023

Modern visual tooltips are still officially in preview, but since they're turned on by default we've included them in this update. The update also includes composite models, some new DAX functions and a small change to PowerPoint story styling, but it's the big beasts lined up in preview which are (as always) the real story.

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Power BI > Updates