Describe what you need in words — get formulas and analysis back.
"Total sales by month" can become a working formula — no need to memorize function syntax first.
AI reads tidy columns with clear headers far better than merged, messy sheets.
Name the columns and the result you want. Vague questions get vague formulas.
AI can misread a range or a date format. Verify results against a few rows you already know.
Ask for trends, totals, or outliers and get a readable summary alongside the numbers.
Duplicates, inconsistent names, stray spaces — describe the mess and get a fix-up formula.
Ask the AI to explain the formula it made. You will pick up real spreadsheet skills over time.
Do not paste private or customer data into public AI tools — check your tool's privacy terms first.
Full step-by-step guide at the link below.