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Microsoft 365 companion apps are being retired: what are they and what do you need to do?

Microsoft 365 companion apps are being retired: what are they and what do you need to do?

by Martin Batt | 13 Oct 2026 | Articles, Martin Batt, Support

Microsoft is retiring its Microsoft 365 companion apps Calendar, People and Files; in December 2026. The apps will no longer work from 16 December 2026. You may lose them earlier if your IT team or Managed Service Provider (MSP) removes them ahead of Microsoft’s...

Episode 5: TEXTSPLIT – Quick Data Cleanup

Episode 5: TEXTSPLIT – Quick Data Cleanup

by Martin Batt | 13 Apr 2026 | Articles, Martin Batt, Smarter Excel for Legal Professionals, Training

Modern Excel for Professional Services: 5 Functions Changing How We Work Excel underpins daily operations in legal firms. It supports billing analysis, WIP reviews, forecasting and partner reporting. Yet many teams still rely on legacy formulas and manual fixes that...

Episode 4: LAMBDA – Build your own Excel functions

Episode 4: LAMBDA – Build your own Excel functions

by Martin Batt | 1 Apr 2026 | Articles, Martin Batt, Smarter Excel for Legal Professionals, Training

Modern Excel for Professional Services: 5 Functions Changing How We Work Excel underpins daily operations in legal firms. It supports billing analysis, WIP reviews, forecasting and partner reporting. Yet many teams still rely on legacy formulas and manual fixes that...

Episode 3: LET – Cleaner Formulas, Faster Sheets

Episode 3: LET – Cleaner Formulas, Faster Sheets

by Martin Batt | 17 Mar 2026 | Articles, Martin Batt, Smarter Excel for Legal Professionals, Training

Modern Excel for Professional Services: 5 Functions Changing How We Work Excel underpins daily operations in legal firms. It supports billing analysis, WIP reviews, forecasting and partner reporting. Yet many teams still rely on legacy formulas and manual fixes that...

Episode 2: FILTER – Stop Copying and Pasting Data

Episode 2: FILTER – Stop Copying and Pasting Data

by Martin Batt | 2 Mar 2026 | Articles, Martin Batt, Smarter Excel for Legal Professionals, Training

Modern Excel for Professional Services: 5 Functions Changing How We Work Excel underpins daily operations in legal firms. It supports billing analysis, WIP reviews, forecasting and partner reporting. Yet many teams still rely on legacy formulas and manual fixes that...

Episode 1: XLOOKUP – Why VLOOKUP is officially retired

Episode 1: XLOOKUP – Why VLOOKUP is officially retired

by Martin Batt | 24 Feb 2026 | Articles, Martin Batt, Smarter Excel for Legal Professionals, Training

Modern Excel for Professional Services: 5 Functions Changing How We Work Excel underpins daily operations in legal firms. It supports billing analysis, WIP reviews, forecasting and partner reporting. Yet many teams still rely on legacy formulas and manual fixes that...