Learn how to use Microsoft PowerToys' New+ feature to quickly create batch templates for any file type in Windows 11, saving ...

The hijinx required to pull this off put some limitations on what the file can contain, and the files won’t work with all software… but it’s still one file that has six formats inside.

Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program after a limited pilot and one full filing season. President Donald Trump's massive spending and ...

Direct File, the Internal Revenue Service’s long-promised free tax filing software, might be at risk of being killed off by the Trump administration, but the code that made the service possible ...

How to Use SQL Statements in MS Excel. With most Excel spreadsheets, you enter data manually into cells and then use formulas or other functions to analyze it or perform calculations.

To open the SQL .BAK files in Excel, locate the .bak file on your hard drive, right-click it and select & rename it with XLS file extension.

The IRS will extend the Free File program through October 2029, following an agreement to continue making free private-sector tax software available to taxpayers.

Excel files are common for data analysis. A program is needed sometimes to do the analysis. This requires that a programming language be able to parse Excel files conveniently.

The IRS has created a new way for taxpayers to electronically file federal tax returns directly with the agency—at no cost. A limited pilot program for Direct File, its long-awaited, free tax ...