{"id":11933,"date":"2024-06-21T15:54:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T03:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=11933"},"modified":"2024-06-21T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T03:54:41","slug":"excel-and-copilot-make-perfect-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=11933","title":{"rendered":"3 Easy Tips for Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"><span>Select your data &gt; click\u00a0<b>Analyze Data<\/b>\u00a0from the Home tab<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\"><span>Use\u00a0<i>Natural Language Queries<\/i>\u00a0to query your data &#8211; here\u2019s an example<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Excel0224d.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Excel0224d&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; 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