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Excel Tips is a podcast for accounting, business and finance professionals who are looking to sharpen their spreadsheet skills and learn new hacks and tricks from Neale Blackwood FCPA, a Microsoft Excel expert. Excel Tips helps spreadsheet users discover Excel's hidden features and shortcuts and understand how best to apply the newest features and functionality. The podcast is a companion to regular articles in INTHEBLACK, CPA Australia's award-winning business magazine. Every podcast episode includes links to the accompanying Excel Tips digital magazine article. Neale Blackwood FCPA has more than 25 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 250 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants. Subscribe today to stay up-to-date with the latest episodes. Excel Tips is presented by CPA Australia, one of the world's largest accounting bodies, with core services that include education, training, technical su
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Signup to Generate a PitchExcel Tips is a podcast for accounting, business and finance professionals who are looking to sharpen their spreadsheet skills and learn new hacks and tricks from Neale Blackwood FCPA, a Microsoft Excel expert. Excel Tips helps spreadsheet users discover Excel's hidden features and shortcuts and understand how best to apply the newest features and functionality.
Excel Tips is hosted by CPA Australia. The show has published 52 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Create interactive Excel charts (part 2)" (1 September 2026, 9 minutes), "Create interactive Excel charts" (3 August 2026, 8 minutes), and "How to create accounting reports with DAX" (1 July 2026, 9 minutes).
Excel Tips publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 10 minutes across 52 episodes.
Booking probability for Excel Tips is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Excel Tips requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Excel Tips's contact route on record: verified email.
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CPA Australia hosts Excel Tips, an education podcast with 52 episodes published.
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Can you make Excel reporting more interactive? Yes, you can. And it's all to do with dynamic arrays. In the second of this two-part series, discover how to create dynamic Excel charts this time using financial year...
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Wouldn't it be useful to learn how to build interactive Excel charts that respond automatically to user input using dynamic arrays? This expert-led episode introduces the core techniques behind flexible charting in...
From trial balances to profit and loss statements, reporting sits at the centre of modern finance. This episode explores how finance professionals can use DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) formulas and Power Pivot to...
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Excel macros are far from obsolete. And here's why. This episode explores why VBA s ( V isual B asic for A pplications ) still play an important role in workflow efficiency for accountants and finance professionals. Key...
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Most finance professionals have made this mistake at least once. You open last month's file, update the numbers, hit save, and only then realise you should have saved it as this month's version of the file. This is...
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What if you could simplify Excel date calculations with one powerful custom function ? Well , t his episode explains how . You'll learn: How to handle different date increments including days, weeks and months in one...
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Messy, unstructured data. It slows reporting, creates errors , and tests everyone's patience. Right ? This episode breaks down how the new Regular Expressions (REGEX) work and how they help you find patterns in...
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You may know The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People as a cornerstone of modern business thinking. But what happens when those same principles from this book are applied to one of the most widely used tools in...
Excel Tips Summer Season Encore presentation from October 2025 In this episode of Excel Tips, we explore the latest Excel updates that can help to boost productivity and simplify workflows for finance and accounting...
Handy n ew Excel features are added regularly – but some " older " functions are still particularly useful to your workflows. Smart power users know these older functions and their value – w hich is why t his episode...
Did you know that you can transform the way you can build models, reports and schedules with custom functions? This episode guides you on how they make complex calculations cleaner and easier to maintain . You'll also...
In this episode of Excel Tips, we explore the latest Excel updates that can help to boost productivity and simplify workflows for finance and accounting professionals. Listeners will learn: H ow to use TRIMRANGE for...
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In this thir d and final episode of a three-part series, we explore how the integration of Python unlocks advanced tools for analysis, automation and visualisation . Listeners will learn: How Python connects with Power...
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In this second episode of a three-part series, y ou will build on the basics from part one to gain a clear understanding of how to use Python directly within Excel cells . This includes using the Pandas library, for...
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Unlock the potential of Python in Excel with this essential first episode in a three -part series. Designed for accountants, finance professionals and Excel power users, this episode introduces the basics of integrating...
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Excel's new functions, GROUPBY and PIVOTBY, offer a smarter way to build reports. Instead of relying on traditional pivot tables, these new tools allow you to summarise datasets using dynamic, formula-based solutions...
Need to turn stock market data into smart, professional reports? Discover how to use Excel's new and powerful Stock History function to quickly transform raw share price data into clear, insightful reports. Learn how to...
The Pareto principle is a powerful concept for business. In this episode we'll explore th is principle ( also known as the 80/20 rule) and learn how to apply it effectively in Excel for smarter, data-driven decisions...
What if you could seamlessly collect and analy s e data right inside Excel? In this episode , learn more about Microsoft Forms, a powerful tool in Microsoft 365 ( which, by the time you read this may be renamed...
Ready to unlock a hidden gem in your Microsoft Excel subscription? In this episode you'll discover the power of checkboxes with practical examples to e xplore how t his new function can streamline your workflow. This...
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