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T3-69 · Tier 3 · Job Skills

AI+ for Spreadsheets and No-Code Data

Work with Data Without Being a Data Scientist

Stop fighting your spreadsheet. Start using it.

You use spreadsheets every day — and you spend too much of that time fighting them. Debugging a formula that should have taken five minutes. Cleaning a list that someone else broke. Wondering what the numbers actually mean. This book gives you the 37-prompt Spreadsheets and No-Code Data Prompt Toolkit, a plain-English formula workflow that works for XLOOKUP, nested IFs, and everything in between, and a clear map of when to stay in your spreadsheet and when to graduate. Built by an AI engineering firm that works with data daily.

Tier
Tier 3 · Job Skills
Category
Business Operations
Format
Guide
Updated
Q2 2026
Inside
  • 37 ready-made, market-tested prompts: formula generation, formula explanation, data cleaning, validation, automation, summary narratives
  • A plain-English formula workflow for XLOOKUP, nested IFs, INDEX/MATCH, and everything in between
  • A data cleaning discipline that catches the inconsistencies that break analysis later
  • A graduation map — when to stay in the spreadsheet, when to move to a more powerful tool
  • A 30-day plan for project managers, operations professionals, marketers, finance staff, and small business owners working in Excel and Google Sheets daily
Who this is for

Any professional who uses Excel or Google Sheets as a core work tool — but spends more time fighting the spreadsheet than getting value from it. This includes project managers tracking budgets and schedules, operations professionals managing lists and KPIs, administrative staff building reports, marketing coordinators managing campaign data, and small business owners running everything from inventory to invoicing in a single spreadsheet. The reader is competent — they can navigate the tool — but they lose hours each week to manual formula debugging, inconsistent data, repetitive reformatting, and the permanent question: "what does this data actually tell me?"

Also for:Team leads and managers who want to understand what AI-assisted data work looks like for their teams, and professionals who have heard about Excel Copilot or Google Sheets AI features but don't know where to start.

You’ll be able to
  • Use built-in AI features in Excel and Google Sheets to work faster and more confidently
  • Generate, explain, and debug spreadsheet formulas using AI from plain-English descriptions
  • Identify and fix common data quality problems in spreadsheets with AI assistance
  • Apply the TRUST framework to evaluate AI-generated summaries and formula outputs
  • Select the appropriate tool — spreadsheet, no-code platform, or analytical tool — for a given data task
  • Automate repetitive spreadsheet work using AI-generated scripts without prior coding knowledge
  • Apply the AI Safety Checklist to spreadsheet data before sharing it with AI tools
What’s inside
Diagnostic
How AI-ready is your spreadsheet and data work?
Chapter 1
AI in Spreadsheets and Data Tools Right Now
Chapter 2
AI Features Already in Your Spreadsheet Tools
Chapter 3
Generating and Understanding Formulas with AI
Chapter 4
Cleaning and Organising Data with AI
Chapter 5
Summarising Your Data and Finding What Matters
Chapter 6
Charts, Dashboards, and Data Reports
Chapter 7
No-Code Data Tools: When Spreadsheets Aren't Enough
Chapter 8
Automating Repetitive Spreadsheet Work
Chapter 9
Data Safety in Spreadsheet Work
Chapter 10
Your 30-Day Spreadsheet and Data Upgrade
Back matter
Skill Summary · Recommended Next Reads · Glossary · Tool Reference

Built by an AI engineering firm — for professionals who shouldn't lose hours to spreadsheet drudge, and want to stop.

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