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Published onAugust 26, 2016

published onAugust 26, 2016

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Every month, various Microsoft divisions and services teams dole out updates, security patches, feature additions, and fixes to a multitude of platforms and offerings. Fortunately for users, the separate teams behind the bulk of Microsoft’s software solutions take to their respective blogs to host a cumulative post about all the updates that have hit the various apps and programs.

Today, the Excel team has brought to lightupdates that have hit the app over the past thirty daysthat include a new set of features based onPower Query technology.

Today, we are pleased to announce eight new data transformation and connectivity features that have been requested by many customers.

These updates are available as part of an Office 365 subscription. If you are an Office 365 subscriber, find out how to get these latest updates. If you have Excel 2010 or Excel 2013, you can also take advantage of these updates by downloading the latest Power Query for Excel add-in.

To get more details on the each and every individual updated feature, users can either head to their closest Excel application of either 2010, 2013 or Office 365 variety or visit today’shighlighted Office Blogs post.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security