r/excel is a subreddit with 883k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses excel, formula, struggling, tools, and data, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, no code tools, and tablet.
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Popular Themes in r/excel
#1
Solution Requests
: "I have 400,000 lines I need to start at line 1 and label it Account1, line 2 would be Account2. Dragging takes 20 min. Any way to speed it up?"
28 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "If you could recommend one Excel thing to learn for someone with only basic Excel skills, what would it be?"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What are your top pet peeves with Excel?"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/excel
#1
Excel
: "When will Excel nut up and allow table columns to be used as data validation drop-down lists?"
437 posts
#2
Formula
: "Formula-Driven Angular Color Fields"
54 posts
#3
Struggling
38 posts
#4
Tools
: "When will Excel nut up and allow table columns to be used as data validation drop-down lists?"
37 posts
#5
Data
: "How do Data analysts clean and filter a 500k-row Dataset efficiently?"
31 posts
#6
Struggling With
29 posts
#7
Sheet
: "Power query how to add identical items from two workSheets"
20 posts
#8
Vba
: "Is it worth learning Vba in 2026, or should I shift to Office Scripts? (Confused about my workplace dynamic)"
12 posts
#9
Power Query
: "After 5 years of building PMO reports in Excel, I'm questioning my entire workflow. VBA, Office Scripts, Power Query, or Python — what would you pick in 2026?"
10 posts
#10
Cell
: "Need formula where if A3 is blank, then D3 is blank. But if anything gets entered into A3, then "Medium" appears in D3. Want to enter formula in Cell W3. Think I need IF function."
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/excel
Programming Language
23 reviews
#1
Microsoft
3.7★ from 9 reviews
#2
Python
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Power Query
4.7★ from 3 reviews
No Code Tools
9 reviews
#1
Alteryx
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
DataRobot
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
axcel.io
5.0★ from 1 review
Tablet
6 reviews
#1
Microsoft
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Logitech
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Surface
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/excel
#1
unsolved
: "How to remove this copilot thing ?"
145 posts
#2
Discussion
: "XLOOKUP replaced VLOOKUP for me and honestly I don't know why I waited so long"
43 posts
#3
Pro Tip
: "Game teaches you Excel shortcuts!"
5 posts
#4
solved
: "Showcase: QR code generator in Excel without macros, fonts, add-ins or internet access"
3 posts
#5
Waiting on OP
: "Any other way to keep header at top"
3 posts
#6
Weekly Recap
: "This Week's /r/Excel Recap for the week of June 06 - June 12, 2026"
1 post
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Last updated: June 16, 2026