We like Excel 365’s new Stock data type but it’s far from perfect. It’s vital that you make sure you’re tracking the correct stock and exchange by checking the ticker code. Microsoft has been having a difficult time ‘data wrangling’. They rely on outside contractors to supply the price and stock information from about 60 […]
Give Stock or Geography linked data types a try in Excel 365 for Windows. It really is a great innovation and will be better once Microsoft sorts out the data issues. Getting started At its simplest, type in the name of a company and click on Data | Data Types | Stocks Excel goes off […]
Excel 365’s new Stock data type has the potential to be really great. Here’s how to report problems to Microsoft so they can fix them. Real people read the bug reports, especially for a new and developing feature like Linked Data Types. The bug reports help Microsoft staff identify problems and also give them a […]
A truly interesting new Excel feature is now going public. Stock and Geography are the first two Linked Data Types (LDT) that bring stock prices and geographic info direct into Excel 365. Stock data type gives you information on stocks and indexes from over 60 global stock exchanges. No messing about with PowerQuery, ‘Get and […]
Microsoft has released four security patches that all Outlook for Windows need to protect from newly discovered bugs. The patches apply to Outlook 365, 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010 for Windows and are available today. The four Outlook security bugs are related. They involved a hacked .RWZ file that could be sent to you via […]
