ChatGPT is a powerful language model developed by OpenAI that can be used for a variety of tasks, including data analysis and automation. ChatGPT can be used in conjunction with Excel to enhance its capabilities and improve productivity. We will discuss the top 3 ways ChatGPT can help you in Excel.
Your mind will be blown on how fast and easy to use ChatGPT to level up your productivity in Excel by 10x!
1. Excel Formulas: ChatGPT can help users to understand and use Excel formulas by providing explanations and examples of how to use them.
For example we have this data set and want to get the Total Sales. What Excel Formula should we use?
We can ask ChatGPT to answer this for us:
Using the formula from ChatGPT and it works great!
You can even ask it to explain in plain English on what it does and you get a detailed explanation!
2. Macro Automation: ChatGPT can be used to automate repetitive tasks in Excel, such as running calculations or updating data, by creating macros that can be run with a simple command.
We can have fun with this example of removing duplicates from the first column of data:
Here is the VBA Code written by ChatGPT:
Sub RemoveDuplicates() Dim rng As Range Set rng = Range("A1").CurrentRegion rng.RemoveDuplicates Columns:=1, Header:=xlNo End Sub
This is awesome legitimate code as it even added an explanation on how you can use this VBA program to start running it inside your workbook!
Let’s place the ChatGPT code inside to test this out:
Now I intentionally placed duplicate data in our first column. Let’s click Run!
The duplicate data is now gone! Great work ChatGPT!
3. Excel Shortcuts: ChatGPT can help users to navigate and use Excel more efficiently by providing shortcuts and tips for common tasks.
Forgot a specific Excel keyboard shortcut? Just ask ChatGPT all about it and it will even give you an explanation of what it does, as a bonus! Here’s what I got when I asked all about Flash Fill. The answer was spot on!
In conclusion, ChatGPT is a superb tool that can help to automate many Excel tasks, improve data analysis, and speed up the process of working with data. By using its advanced natural language processing (NLP) capabilities and integration with other tools, ChatGPT can help to unlock new insights and improve productivity. You have to try it out now!