{"id":27964,"date":"2023-01-25T15:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T14:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=27964"},"modified":"2024-05-19T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T07:32:12","slug":"how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel &#8211; The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28527 size-large\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-1024x576.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ChatGPT<\/strong> (<b>Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer<\/b>) is an Artificial Intelligent chatbot developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.openai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OpenAI<\/a> that can be used for a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/free-microsoft-excel-online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel tasks<\/a> to improve your office productivity, whether you are an accountant, a finance analyst, a manager, an administrator or any other corporate professional.<\/p>\n<p>We will discuss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/chatgpt-plugin-for-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top ways ChatGPT<\/a> can help you in Excel.\u00a0 Your mind will be blown by how fast and easy it is to use ChatGPT to <strong>level up your office productivity in Excel by 10x<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#Watch_our_ChatGPT_Excel_Training_Video\" title=\"Watch our ChatGPT Excel Training Video\">Watch our ChatGPT Excel Training Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#1_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Writing\" title=\"1. ChatGPT Excel Formula Writing\">1. ChatGPT Excel Formula Writing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#2_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Explanation\" title=\"2. ChatGPT Excel Formula Explanation\">2. ChatGPT Excel Formula Explanation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#3_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Examples_With_Data\" title=\"3. ChatGPT Excel Formula Examples With Data\">3. ChatGPT Excel Formula Examples With Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#4_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Debugging\" title=\"4. ChatGPT Excel Formula Debugging\">4. ChatGPT Excel Formula Debugging<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#5_ChatGPT_Complex_Excel_Formula_Help\" title=\"5. ChatGPT Complex Excel Formula Help\">5. ChatGPT Complex Excel Formula Help<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#6_ChatGPT_Complex_Excel_Formula_Help_%E2%80%93_Using_Data\" title=\"6. ChatGPT Complex Excel Formula Help &#8211; Using Data\">6. ChatGPT Complex Excel Formula Help &#8211; Using Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#7_ChatGPT_Power_Query_%E2%80%93_How_to_consolidate_two_sheets_in_Excel\" title=\"7. ChatGPT &amp; Power Query &#8211; How to consolidate two sheets in Excel\">7. ChatGPT &amp; Power Query &#8211; How to consolidate two sheets in Excel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#8_ChatGPT_Sample_Excel_Data\" title=\"8. ChatGPT &amp; Sample Excel Data\">8. ChatGPT &amp; Sample Excel Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#9_ChatGPT_Excel_Pivot_Tables\" title=\"9. ChatGPT &amp; Excel Pivot Tables\">9. ChatGPT &amp; Excel Pivot Tables<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#10_AI_Excel_Formula_Bot\" title=\"10. AI Excel Formula Bot\">10. AI Excel Formula Bot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#11_ChatGPT_VBA_Macros\" title=\"11. ChatGPT &amp; VBA Macros\">11. ChatGPT &amp; VBA Macros<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#12_ChatGPT_Excel_Shortcuts\" title=\"12. ChatGPT &amp; Excel Shortcuts\">12. ChatGPT &amp; Excel Shortcuts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt-with-microsoft-excel-the-ultimate-guide\/#13_ChatGPT_Conclusion_Warning\" title=\"13. ChatGPT Conclusion &amp; Warning!\">13. ChatGPT Conclusion &amp; Warning!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_our_ChatGPT_Excel_Training_Video\"><\/span>Watch our ChatGPT Excel Training Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vSGPZYLy0t4?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Writing\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson1\"><\/a>1. ChatGPT Excel Formula Writing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ChatGPT can help users to understand and use Excel formulas by providing explanations and examples on how to use these Excel formulas.<\/p>\n<p>For example, we have this data set and we want to get the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/calculate-total-sales-with-an-array-formula-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Total Sales<\/a><\/strong>. What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel Formula<\/a> should we use?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27965\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27965.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"258\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can ask ChatGPT to answer this for us:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27966\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27966.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"549\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27966.png 549w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27966-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT gave us the following Excel formula <strong>=(B2:B10)<\/strong>. We pasted this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/highlight-all-excel-formula-cells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel formula in cell<\/a> B11 and can see that it works great!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27967\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27967.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"395\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27967.png 395w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27967-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cn3l6BAAiY1\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">View this tip live on our Instagram account!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Explanation\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson2\"><\/a>2. ChatGPT Excel Formula Explanation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/vlookup-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VLOOKUP in Excel<\/a> is probably the most popular Excel formula and most Excel users don\u2019t understand how it works.<\/p>\n<p>We can easily ask ChatGPT to explain Excel\u2019s VLOOKUP function below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28424.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28424\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28424.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"853\" height=\"973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28424.png 853w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28424-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28424-768x876.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, ChatGPT was spot on in explaining Excel\u2019s VLOOKUP function by giving its syntax and an example of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-the-one-variable-data-in-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to use<\/a> the VLOOKUP function in Excel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Examples_With_Data\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson3\"><\/a>3. ChatGPT Excel Formula Examples With Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We can now go a step further and ask ChatGPT to give us an example of a VLOOKUP formula in Excel using real business data in a table (I had to edit my question a couple of times to get the output below, but you get the gist):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28425.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28425\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28425.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"731\" height=\"983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28425.png 731w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28425-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t get your desired result after asking your first question, you can either <strong>edit your question<\/strong> or press the \u201c<strong>Regenerate response<\/strong>\u201d button.\u00a0 Using ChatGPT to give you examples of Excel formulas will enhance your understanding of Excel functions.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel Function explanations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_ChatGPT_Excel_Formula_Debugging\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson4\"><\/a>4. ChatGPT Excel Formula Debugging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure that you have written many Excel formulas over the years and got an error!\u00a0 I certainly have many times. ChatGPT can also help you in Excel by troubleshooting errors in your Excel formula.<\/p>\n<p>Using the example from the section above (<em>3. ChatGPT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/print-excel-labels-with-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel Formula Examples With<\/a> Data<\/em>), we have entered this argument below in Chat GPT:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28426.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28426\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28426.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"727\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28426.png 727w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28426-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT was able to troubleshoot the error and give us the correct Excel formula!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_ChatGPT_Complex_Excel_Formula_Help\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson5\"><\/a>5. ChatGPT Complex Excel Formula Help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your nerdy colleague has written a massive nested Excel formula and you don\u2019t have a clue what it means, no worries, as ChatGPT will help you explain that particular Excel formula.<\/p>\n<p>We have asked ChatGPT to explain the following Excel formula for us so we can get a better understanding of it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28427.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28427\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28427.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"729\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28427.png 729w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28427-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28427-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_ChatGPT_Complex_Excel_Formula_Help_%E2%80%93_Using_Data\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson6\"><\/a>6. ChatGPT Complex Excel Formula Help &#8211; Using Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The above explanation is ok but we can get a better explanation by asking ChatGPT to return us an example with real business data in a table using Excel&#8217;s grid in the background:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28428.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28428\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28428.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"721\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28428.png 721w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28428-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chat GPT did a great job in troubleshooting our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/understand-complex-formulas-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complex Excel formula<\/a> with a great visual &amp; textual example!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_ChatGPT_Power_Query_%E2%80%93_How_to_consolidate_two_sheets_in_Excel\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson7\"><\/a>7. ChatGPT &amp; Power Query &#8211; How to consolidate two sheets in Excel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/50-things-you-can-do-with-excel-power-query\/\" target=\"_blank\">Power Query is a powerful feature inside Excel<\/a> and it can clean, transform and consolidate your data in a flash.<\/p>\n<p>Power Query can get a bit complicated if you are trying to learn it for the first time, but we can use ChatGPT to explain to us how to consolidate two sheets in Excel:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28429.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28429\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28429.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"760\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28429.png 760w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28429-294x300.png 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wow! ChatGPT was able to give us a detailed step by step guide on how to consolidate two sheets in Excel!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_ChatGPT_Sample_Excel_Data\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson8\"><\/a>8. ChatGPT &amp; Sample Excel Data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We can use ChatGPT to give us some sample Excel data in a flash, which we are going to use to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/5-speedy-steps-excel-pivot-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pivot Table<\/a> in the next section:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28430.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28430\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28430.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"721\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28430.png 721w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28430-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_ChatGPT_Excel_Pivot_Tables\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson9\"><\/a>9. ChatGPT &amp; Excel Pivot Tables<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now we can ask ChatGPT for a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Pivot Table\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-excel-pivot-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Pivot Table<\/a> report that shows us the difference in keyboard sales for the last 3 years :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28431.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28431\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28431.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"727\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28431.png 727w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28431-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WOW! I tested this inside Excel using a Pivot Table and following ChatGPT\u2019s instructions above and the Pivot Table was spot on (see my Pivot Table report below):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28432.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28432\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28432.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"390\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28432.png 390w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-28432-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_AI_Excel_Formula_Bot\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson10\"><\/a>10. AI Excel Formula Bot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With ChatGPT you can get accurate answers to your Excel formula questions but it can be unreliable at times, slow to respond when there is high demand and expensive if you upgrade to the ChatGPT Plus account.<\/p>\n<p>There is an alternative.\u00a0 You can transform your text instructions into Excel formulas in seconds with the help of AI for free.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/excelformulabot.com\/?via=john\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to generate free formulas now!<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-27964-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/appforest_uf\/f1675005232521x654430809165063700\/generate.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/appforest_uf\/f1675005232521x654430809165063700\/generate.mp4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/appforest_uf\/f1675005232521x654430809165063700\/generate.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_ChatGPT_VBA_Macros\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson11\"><\/a>11. ChatGPT &amp; VBA Macros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ChatGPT can be used to automate repetitive tasks in Excel, such as running calculations or updating data, by creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/where-to-store-your-vba-macro-in-this-workbook-or-personal-macro-workbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VBA Macros<\/a> that can be run with a simple command.<\/p>\n<p>We can ask ChatGPT to write an Excel <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"macro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-excel-macros-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">macro<\/a> that removes the duplicates of the first column of data:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27976\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27976.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"760\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27976.png 760w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27976-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"VBA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-excel-macros-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">VBA<\/a> Code written by ChatGPT:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: vb; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\r\nSub RemoveDuplicates()\r\nDim rng As Range\r\nSet rng = Range(&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;A1&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;).CurrentRegion\r\nrng.RemoveDuplicates Columns:=1, Header:=xlNo\r\nEnd Sub\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>This is accurate code and it even added an explanation of how you can use this VBA program to start running it inside your workbook!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s place the ChatGPT code inside our VBA Editor to test this out:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27977\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27977.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"725\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27977.png 725w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27977-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now I intentionally placed duplicate data in our first column. Let&#8217;s click <strong>Run<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27978\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27978.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"486\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27978.png 486w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27978-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The duplicate data is now gone! Great work ChatGPT!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27979\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27979.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"167\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_ChatGPT_Excel_Shortcuts\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson12\"><\/a>12. ChatGPT &amp; Excel Shortcuts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ChatGPT can help Excel users to navigate and use Excel more efficiently by providing <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"shortcuts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/333-excel-shortcuts-for-windows-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">shortcuts<\/a> and tips for common tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Forgot a specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/podcast\/005-my-top-10-excel-keyboard-shortcuts-excel-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel keyboard shortcut<\/a>? Just ask ChatGPT all about it and it will even give you an explanation of what it does, as a bonus! Here&#8217;s what I got when I asked all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/use-flash-fill-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Flash Fill<\/strong><\/a>. The answer was spot on!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27970\" title=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27970.png\" alt=\"How to use ChatGPT with Microsoft Excel - The Ultimate Guide\" width=\"819\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27970.png 819w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27970-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Chatgpt-with-Microsoft-Excel-27970-768x295.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_ChatGPT_Conclusion_Warning\"><\/span><a id=\"lesson13\"><\/a>13. ChatGPT Conclusion &amp; Warning!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In conclusion, ChatGPT is a highly efficient tool that can help to automate many Excel tasks, improve data analysis, and speed up the process of working with Excel formulas and data. By using its advanced natural language processing (NLP) capabilities and integration with other tools, ChatGPT can help to unlock new insights and improve your office productivity.<\/p>\n<p>But be warned! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-use-chatgpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using ChatGPT to learn<\/a> Excel can hinder your Excel skills &amp; level as it is a short term band-aid solution.<\/p>\n<p>To increase your Excel skills &amp; level you need to practice, make mistakes and practice some more&#8230;hey, that&#8217;s how I became an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel expert<\/a> and later a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/free-excel-templates-and-spreadsheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Excel<\/a> MVP!<\/p>\n<p>With my flagship Academy online Excel &amp; Office course, you can quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/mastering-excel-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advance your Excel skills<\/a> &amp; level for only $1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check it out here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about Excel with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/category\/formulas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formulas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/category\/pivot-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pivot Tables<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/category\/macros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macros<\/a> here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is an Artificial Intelligent chatbot developed by OpenAI that can be used for a variety of Excel tasks to improve your office productivity, whether you are an accountant, a finance analyst, a manager, an administrator or any other corporate professional. 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