“Moving away from VBA” does not mean throwing it away—How to inventory Excel tasks and what to migrate to in the era of macro blocking and the deprecation of VBScript

A practical guide for DX personnel, internal IT staff, and accounting staff at small and medium-sized enterprises (as of September 2026)Introduction“The Excel macro I received from a business partner ...

VBA, Python, or PowerShell: Which Should You Choose for Work Automation?

Unraveling work troubles, one by one.When you try to start automation, several candidates appear, such as VBA, Python, and PowerShell.You might want to choose the "strongest language," but every tool ...
Ars Technica

Excel gets containerized, cloud-based Python analytics and visualization powers

If you’re decent in Python (or aspire to be) but don’t have the chops for advanced data work in Excel, Microsoft now offers the kind of peanut butter-and-chocolate combination that you may consider a ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I fixed my messy Excel dataset with a single formula

Reshaping wide data makes it easier to use familiar Excel tools like PivotTables and charts.
XDA Developers on MSN

I automated the Excel tasks I hated most and saved hours every week

Small Excel tricks, massive time savings.
Computerworld

How to use Excel macros to save time and automate your work

Excel macros let you automate repetitive tasks for substantial time savings. Here’s how to put them to work for you. If you regularly work with Excel spreadsheets, you probably find yourself repeating ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Import an Excel Spreadsheet Into Access With a Macro

If you ever wanted to click a magic button and make complex business tasks happen automatically, macros can make that wish come true. Macros are small programs that execute commands you specify. Write ...