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The Equals AI Assist feature is a powerful tool that can help you to save time and improve your productivity in Excel. It uses artificial intelligence to help you with a variety of tasks, including:

• Generating formulas: AI Assist can help you to generate complex formulas with just a few clicks. This can save you a lot of time, especially if you are not familiar with Excel formulas.
• Writing SQL: AI Assist can help you to write SQL queries to pull data from databases. This can be very useful if you need to work with large datasets.
• Debugging formulas and queries: AI Assist can help you to debug formulas and queries by identifying errors and suggesting solutions. This can save you a lot of time and frustration.
• Summarizing data: AI Assist can help you to summarize data in your spreadsheets by creating tables, charts, and other visualizations. This can help you to quickly identify trends and insights in your data.
• Updating charts: AI Assist can help you to keep your charts up-to-date by automatically updating them as your data changes. This can save you a lot of time and effort.

To use AI Assist, simply type Ctrl+Cmd+J in Excel. This will open the AI Assist sidebar. From here, you can select the task that you need help with. AI Assist will then provide you with instructions or suggestions on how to complete the task.

Here are some examples of how you can use AI Assist to improve your productivity in Excel:

• Generate a formula to calculate the average of a range of cells:

  • Select the range of cells that you want to calculate the average of.
  • Type Ctrl+Cmd+J to open the AI Assist sidebar.
  • Select the Formula fill option.
  • AI Assist will generate the formula AVERAGE() for you.
  • Press Enter to accept the formula.

• Write a SQL query to pull data from a database:

  • Select the cell where you want to display the results of your query.
  • Type Ctrl+Cmd+J to open the AI Assist sidebar.
  • Select the Query suggest option.
  • AI Assist will suggest a SQL query based on the selected cell.
  • You can edit the query as needed.
  • Press Enter to execute the query.

• Debug a formula:

  • Select the formula that you want to debug.
  • Type Ctrl+Cmd+J to open the AI Assist sidebar.
  • Select the Formula debug option.
  • AI Assist will identify any errors in the formula and suggest solutions.

• Summarize data:

  • Select the range of data that you want to summarize.
  • Type Ctrl+Cmd+J to open the AI Assist sidebar.
  • Select the Summarize data option.
  • AI Assist will suggest a variety of ways to summarize the data, such as tables, charts, and pivot tables.
  • Select the option that you want to use.

• Update a chart:

  • Select the chart that you want to update.
  • Type Ctrl+Cmd+J to open the AI Assist sidebar.
  • Select the Edit charts option.
  • AI Assist will suggest a variety of ways to update the chart, such as changing the data range, the chart type, or the axis labels.
  • Select the option that you want to use.

AI Assist is a powerful tool that can help you to save time and improve your productivity in Excel. It is still under development, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way that we use Excel.

Here is an image of the AI Assist sidebar in Excel:

AI Assist is a valuable tool for anyone who uses Excel on a regular basis. It can help you to save time and improve your productivity by automating tasks and providing suggestions.