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GuyArgh!!!Classic <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> fail move. Exporting an <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> spreadsheet to CSV (for further processing later via Python scripts), I've found a niggling `\ufeff` character leading it off, which has bombed my pipelines. It looks like this zero-width, non-breaking space is used as a BOM (byte order mark) by Excel (though explicitly exporting to UTF-8).Unfortunately the Unicode spec clearly discourages this strongly:> The serialized order of the bytes must not depart from the order defined by the UTF-8 encoding form. Use of a BOM is neither required nor recommended for UTF-8Why does this evil empire have to make everything unnecessarily difficult???<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fail</a>

kurtshAttn Lawyers & Legal Assistants. Continuously updated guides for Legal Professionals are also available by subscription for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & a special ed. for Word for Macintosh. Original post: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gwp6j2luj75mdlqd7enhl6xw/post/3luaztbvrvj2f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gwp6j2luj75mdlqd7enhl6xw/post/3luaztbvrvj2f</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#office</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/word" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#word</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powerpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#powerpoint</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outlook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outlook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>

Kyle DavisI’m occasionally forced to work in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> at work. Having done some <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FunctionalProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FunctionalProgramming</a>, I am both frightened and frightening when wielding the formula bar.

Profoundly NerdyCan someone suggest VBA and Python resources specifically for Excel?I'm helping someone from the Windows world upskill. Her biggest technical skill is Excel, so we're staring with that.I can point her towards a Byte of Python for starters, but it has nothing about Excel integration and I really want to cover that. Thanks, folks.<a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/VBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VBA</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programming</a>

Embedded PodcastThis week on Embedded.fm, (<a href="https://stoney.monster/@stoneymonster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stoneymonster</a>) and (<a href="https://mastodon.online/@logicalelegance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@logicalelegance</a>) sit down with Peter Griffin to unpack some wildly creative maker hacks:💡Jumperless breadboards 💡Using Excel 365 as a serial-port bridge (yes, you can drive servos from a spreadsheet!) 💡And puppy buttons 🐶▶️ Give it a listen: <a href="https://embedded.fm/episodes/505" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://embedded.fm/episodes/505</a> 🔗 Transcript & show notes: <a href="https://embedded.fm/transcripts/505" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://embedded.fm/transcripts/505</a>Which hack will you try first? Let us know in the comments!<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#embedded</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#excel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/puppies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#puppies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GUI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maker</a>

dominik schwindit doesn't even let me copy data from one sheet to another because the cell size is wrong? What?<a href="https://nona.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://nona.social/tags/excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#excel</a>

dominik schwindWhen exactly did Excel get so bad? I remember from "back in the days" that it was quite a stable, well working application. I haven't been in the Microsoft world for almost a decade and frankly, I'm a bit shocked now. Google Sheets, a webapp, seems more usable and responsive. What happened and when?<a href="https://nona.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://nona.social/tags/excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#excel</a>

Al Zheimer<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#office</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#excel</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microsoft</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fashion</a>

n_toHat hier jemand Erfahrung mit <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/openpyxl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openpyxl</a>? Alles was ich damit an Excel-Dateien erstelle, fürht dazu, dass mich <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> anmotzt und die Datei reparieren möchte. Die Inhalte sind dann zwar vollständig, aber dieser unnütze Dialog nervt doch sehr. Es tritt sogar mit dem Codebeispiel aus der Projektdoku auf. Weiß jemand einen Rat? <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/followerpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#followerpower</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/fragfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fragfedi</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boost</a>

Embedded PodcastChris and Elecia ( <a href="https://mastodon.online/@logicalelegance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@logicalelegance</a> ) speak with Peter Griffin to explore:💡Jumperless breadboards💡Excel 365 Data Streamer 💡Puppy buttonsWhether you’re an embedded systems veteran or a maker looking to level up, you’ll find actionable insights and unexpected use cases—like controlling a robot via Excel!▶️ Listen now: <a href="https://embedded.fm/episodes/505" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://embedded.fm/episodes/505</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#embedded</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GUI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maker</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#innovation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/puppies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#puppies</a>Thank you to Mouser Electronics for sponsoring the show!

Jürgen HubertSo... does anyone here have any experience with using <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/grep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grep</a> on <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> files?

Alexandre B A Villares 🐍Um exemplo mínimo de como usar <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> para ler dados de uma planilha <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> com a biblioteca <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/openpyxl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openpyxl</a> e como modificar um arquivo <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Word" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Word</a> com a biblioteca <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/docx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#docx</a><a href="https://gist.github.com/villares/560e231da78cd1b8f5701c5a6897348f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gist.github.com/villares/560e231da78cd1b8f5701c5a6897348f</a>

Embedded Podcast🎙️ Episode 505: Potato In A Number FieldChris (<a href="https://stoney.monster/@stoneymonster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stoneymonster</a>) and Elecia (<a href="https://mastodon.online/@logicalelegance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@logicalelegance</a>) spoke with Peter Griffin about Jumperless Breadboards, no-install GUI development, Excel, and puppies. ▶️ Listen here: <a href="https://embedded.fm/episodes/505" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://embedded.fm/episodes/505</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#embedded</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#excel</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/puppies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#puppies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GUI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maker</a>

Lauhaz NasjąSeeking <a href="https://mas.to/tags/recommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recommendations</a> for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alternatives</a> to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a>. Ideally <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> but not a hard requirement. I tried <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibreOffice</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Calc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Calc</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CryptPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CryptPad</a> but found their capabilities lacking. E.g., I need something comparable to Excel's tables that allows me to refer to table and column names in my formulas instead of just cell locations. It looks like <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SoftMaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftMaker</a> can, but they also integrate <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a>, and I'd like to avoid my money helping destroy the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> and oppress the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalSouth</a>.

Andrii Kuznietsov👨‍💻📹 Добірка <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouTube</a>-канали про <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataScience</a>🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> → Corey Schafer <a href="https://youtube.com/@coreyms?si=gMBzoBwAyR4eHtf2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@coreyms?si=gMBzoBwAyR4eHtf2</a> 🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/SQL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SQL</a> → Joey Blue <a href="https://youtube.com/@joeyblue1?si=d8AVdfkf7-mjfI7T" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@joeyblue1?si=d8AVdfkf7-mjfI7T</a> 🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> → Chandoo <a href="https://youtube.com/@chandoo_?si=CG4bri4FFENGvXHW" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@chandoo_?si=CG4bri4FFENGvXHW</a> 🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/PowerBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerBI</a> → Guy in a Cube <a href="https://youtube.com/@GuyInACube?si=lmNVnAspnQLM9pA9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@GuyInACube?si=lmNVnAspnQLM9pA9</a> 🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/DataAnalyst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataAnalyst</a> → AlexTheAnalyst <a href="https://youtube.com/@AlexTheAnalyst?si=4pD1VP0FGoRR5jGU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@AlexTheAnalyst?si=4pD1VP0FGoRR5jGU</a> 🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mathematics</a> → 3Blue1Brown <a href="https://youtube.com/@3blue1brown?si=5ZxU-yXZdXWlGQqJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@3blue1brown?si=5ZxU-yXZdXWlGQqJ</a> 🔸 <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ML</a> → sentdex <a href="https://youtube.com/@sentdex?si=ZAXb8d5hOBSa2c99" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@sentdex?si=ZAXb8d5hOBSa2c99</a>

Claudia ZahnMy spirit animal. F*ck <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a>! F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BillGates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Computer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laptop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Office</a>

𝓜𝓪𝓾𝓻𝓸 𝓥𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓮𝓻In testo unico. Imparate a usare <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a>. <a href="https://pensieri-eretici.blogspot.com/2025/07/imparate-usare-excel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pensieri-eretici.blogspot.com/2025/07/imparate-usare-excel.html</a>

𝓜𝓪𝓾𝓻𝓸 𝓥𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓮𝓻<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> è uno dei prodotti informatici al tempo stesso più usati e più odiati del mondo. La cosa notevole è che sia l'uso che l'odio vengono in buona parte dal fatto che molti lo hanno frainteso e lo usano male. La maggioranza della gente (sia a livello professionale che privato) lo usa per creare banche dati, elenchi, liste o simili. Ma Excel è un foglio di calcolo! Al limite un <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/programma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programma</a> per creare grafici! Non un programma per creare banche dati! 1/2

Bebef 🦦🇪🇺🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚙🐼🥦🚩🏴I just saw that you even can use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#code</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> now.I guess that was the final nail in the coffin for every other tool out there. I mean, Excel has being used for almost everything (it shouldn't have) by now, but with the power of Python coding, there's probably no stopping it.

Bebef 🦦🇪🇺🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚙🐼🥦🚩🏴This morning, my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Excel</a> deceided to display column headers as numbers instead of letters. The whole referencing seems to be by distance rather than by absolute coordinates (e.g., like 3 colums right, 5 rows down instead of column 12 row 32).What a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mess</a>. I wonder who at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> thought this would be a good idea.

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