Select a new cell in a different column. Type the formula =Value () and inside the parentheses, type a cell reference that contains text stored as numbers. In this example, it’s cell A2. Press ...

3. Convert to formulas. Finally, position your cursor in the PivotTable you want to convert, and from the PivotTable Tools menu, select Analyze, OLAP Tools, Convert to Formulas, as pictured below.

On Monday, the company announced that its Copilot AI is now available as an Excel function for Microsoft 365 insiders. That means you can add COPILOT to a formula and then use natural language in a ...