JavaScript isn't replacing Office macros anytime soon, but the Office Web apps (and the SharePoint-based enterprise equivalents) are improving regularly. For users that means simple but useful ...

Microsoft has added the ability for users to create custom Javascript functions in Excel spreadsheets, creating concern among security experts. According to Excel program managers Michael Saunders and ...

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While lots of folks consider summer the season to unwind, decompress and totally veg out, others may looking for a way to stay stimulated or to increase their skill set during this time. If that’s you ...

On Monday at its Build conference in Seattle, Microsoft announced a host of software products and updates related to buzzy technologies like machine learning and mixed reality. But the company also ...

Microsoft announced new custom function capabilities coming to Excel at last week's Build developer conference. Custom functions for Excel let organizations write their own additions to Excel's ...

Excel might be the world's most widely used programming language; Microsoft is on a journey to turn it into a better and more powerful programming language, without losing what makes it Excel.