The Pivot Grid

The newest spreadsheet features, explained

Short, practical tutorials on what just landed in Excel, Google Sheets and AI. Every formula is typed and explained, argument by argument, and every video comes with a free practice file.

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The most useful videos so far, from AI in a cell to replacing every pivot table with one formula.

Free practice files

Download the workbook, open it in Excel or Google Sheets, and follow along with the video. No sign-up. Want them all in one zip, with a 3-page cheat sheet of every new formula? Get the free 2026 Formula Pack.

TopicWorks inFile
1Excel lists in cells: HAS, HASANY, HASALL & FLATTENExcelDownload .xlsx
2Excel dashboard with GROUPBY & PIVOTBY (no pivot tables)ExcelDownload .xlsx
3Build a search box in Excel (FILTER, REGEXTEST, SORT)ExcelDownload .xlsx
45 new AI tricks in Google Sheets (Gemini 2026)SheetsDownload .xlsx
5GROUPBY, PIVOTBY & PERCENTOFExcelDownload .xlsx
6REGEX: clean emails & phone numbersExcelDownload .xlsx
7The =AI() functionSheetsDownload .xlsx
8Categorize expenses with AISheetsDownload .xlsx
9XLOOKUP: 5 things VLOOKUP can't doSheetsDownload .xlsx
10VLOOKUP #N/A: 4 fixesSheetsDownload .xlsx
11QUERY: filter, sort & pivotSheetsDownload .xlsx
12LAMBDA, MAP, BYROW & REDUCESheetsDownload .xlsx
13SUMIF & SUMIFSSheetsDownload .xlsx
14Dates stored as textSheetsDownload .xlsx
15Excel to Sheets: 5 formulas that differBothDownload .xlsx
16Compare two listsSheetsDownload .xlsx
17RANK without tiesSheetsDownload .xlsx
18Random pickerSheetsDownload .xlsx
19Split names the right waySheetsDownload .xlsx

Why The Pivot Grid

Excel, Google Sheets and the AI tools around them change every month. Most tutorials still teach the old way. This channel picks up what is new, shows it on real data, and explains every argument while it is typed, so you can use it the same day.

Both apps get equal attention: many people work in Excel at the office and in Google Sheets everywhere else, and the differences between them are where most formulas break.

  • New features firstREGEX, GROUPBY, the =AI() function, Gemini in Sheets, Copilot changes.
  • Every formula explainedArgument by argument, typed live on screen.
  • Free practice filesFollow along with the exact data from the video.

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Leave a comment under any video, or email [email protected]. The most requested topics become the next tutorials.