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Hello there,
Since our last roundup, we celebrated Spreadsheet Day — an occasion to mark 44 years since the first spreadsheet program for personal computers was born.
VisiCalc may not have been much more than a glorified calculator, but it paved the way for what we have today. So, let's be grateful for those foundations!
We are also just three months away from Global Excel Summit 2024, and that means our Early Bird period is closing soon, with ticket prices rising on?27?November at 11:59 pm GMT.
Meanwhile, let's run through the latest industry news, Exceleration highlights, and upcoming events for this month!
London hosts Global Excel Summit 2024
Our press release for February's first-ever hybrid event has been featured on Yahoo Finance !
Excel as a web scraper?
'Get Data From Web' has received new and improved capabilities for scraping data from websites.
No more wrecking scientific data?
Automatic data conversion has a new option to combat the issue that forced scientists to rename human genes.
Excel gets new checkboxes
A much-needed update means you can finally ditch the old-style checkboxes and use the modern alternative.
Hide worksheet tabs
A little-known option in the VBA Editor can provide an extra layer of hiddenness for your worksheets.
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Convert UTC to local time
The global baseline for timezones is often used in datasets, but you can easily mistake it for your local time.
Futureproofing finance
GENCFO Community invites finance leaders and industry experts to tackle agility, analytics, and automation on?7–9 November.
Power BI Weekend with Chandoo ( Purna Duggirala )
The MVP introduces you to Power BI and demonstrates how to build awesome reports on?18 & 19 November.
London Excel Meetup Group
Join us virtually as Faraz Shaikh hosts 'Power Automate & Excel Works Best Together' on?23 November.
Thanks for being a part of our ever-growing?community.
Best wishes,